gasserectomy

gasserectomy

An older term for the rarely performed excision of the Gasser ganglion (of the trigeminal nerve).

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gasserectomy

(gas?er-ek'to-me)

The excision of a gasserian (trigeminal) ganglion.

See: ganglion, trigeminal

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