neurotmesis /neu·rot·me·sis/ (noor″ot-me´sis) partial or complete severance of a nerve, with disruption of the axon and its myelin sheath and the connective tissue elements.
neurotmesis
neu·rot·me·sis (n r  t-m  s s)n. The condition in which there is complete division of a nerve. |
neurotmesis
[noo͡r′ōtmē′sis]
Etymology: Gk, neuron + tmesis, cutting apart
a peripheral nerve injury in which the nerve is completely disrupted by laceration or traction. It requires surgical approximation, with unpredictable recovery.
neurotmesis
partial or complete severance of a nerve, with disruption of the axon and its myelin sheath and of the connective tissue elements.
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