Medical Definition of Trigeminal rhizotomy
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Division or section of a sensory root of the fifth cranial nerve, accomplished through a subtemporal (Frazier-Spiller operation), suboccipital (Dandy operation), or transtentorial approach.
Synonym: retrogasserian neurectomy, retrogasserian neurotomy.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trigeminal Rhizotomy
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