CORDOTOMY


Meaning of CORDOTOMY in English

/kawr dot"euh mee/ , n. , pl. cordotomies .

the surgical severance of certain nerve fibers of the spinal cord to alleviate intractable pain.

Also, chordotomy .

[ CORD + -O- + -TOMY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .