- neurectome
- ˈneurectome Surg.
[cf. neurectomy and hysterotome.]‘A narrow-bladed instrument used to divide and excise a portion of nerve’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1892).
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neurectome
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-ectome — ˈekˌtōm noun combining form ( s) Etymology: New Latin ectomus, from ectomia, after New Latin tomia tomy: tomus tome : instrument used in surgical removal of (a specified organ or part) neurectome tonsillectome … Useful english dictionary
neurotome — ˈn(y)u̇rəˌtōm noun ( s) Etymology: neur + tome : neuromere * * * ˈneurotome rare 0. [f. neuro : cf. neurectome.] ‘A long and very narrow scalpel … Useful english dictionary
