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Word: Rhizotomy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century; earliest use found in Robley Dunglison (1798–1869), physician and medical writer. From rhizo- + -tomy
Definition:
Medical herbalism or botany. Compare rhizotomist.
Definition:
Surgical division of a spinal nerve root, typically to relieve pain or spasticity; an instance of this.
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