cordotomy

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The surgical procedure for selectively disabling pain-conducting nerve paths in the spinal cord to relieve chronic pain.

词形变化

cordotomies plural chordotomy alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English cord
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der.
English -tomy
English -otomy
English cordotomy
From cord + -otomy.
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