posterior rhizotomy

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posterior rhizotomy

Etymology: L, behind; Gk, rhiza, root, temnein, to cut

a surgical procedure for cutting the posterior, or sensory, nerve root to relieve intractable pain or to relieve spasms from neurologic causes such as cerebral palsy.

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