Definition of Tractotomy

1. Noun. (surgery) The surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain ¹

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Medical Definition of Tractotomy

1. Interruption of a nerve tract in the brainstem or spinal cord. Origin: L. Tractus, tract, + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tractotomy

tractor-trailers
tractor beam
tractor beams
tractor out
tractor trailer
tractorable
tractoration
tractored out
tractories
tractoring out
tractorless
tractorlike
tractors
tractors out
tractory
tractotomy (current term)
tractrices
tractricoid
tractricoids
tractrix
tracts
tractus
tractus cerebellorubralis
tractus cerebellothalamicus
tractus corticobulbaris
tractus corticopontini
tractus corticospinalis
tractus corticospinalis anterior
tractus corticospinalis lateralis

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