noun
- A surgical procedure in which a nerve is cut or severed, typically to relieve pain or treat a neurological condition.
Usage: medical; surgical term
Examples
- The surgeon recommended neurotomy to alleviate the patient's chronic pain.
- Neurotomy was once a common treatment for severe facial pain before modern medications became available.
- The procedure involves careful neurotomy of the affected nerve fibers.
- Advances in pain management have reduced the need for neurotomy in many cases.