chordotomy /chor·dot·o·my/ (kor-dot´ah-me) cordotomy.
chordotomy
chor·dot·o·my (kôr-d t  -m )n. Variant of cordotomy. |
chordotomy
[kôrdot′əmē]
Etymology: Gk, chorde + temnein, to cut
surgery in which the anterolateral tracts of the spinal cord are surgically divided to relieve pain.
chordotomy
cordotomy (2).
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