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chordotomy /chor·dot·o·my/ (kor-dot´ah-me) cordotomy.

chor·dot·o·my (kôr-d

-m

)

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.

cordotomy [kor-dot´ah-me]

1. section of a vocal cord.

2. surgical division of the anterolateral tracts of the spinal cord. Spelled also chordotomy.

chordotomy

cordotomy (2).

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