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cordotomy Surg.|kɔːˈdɒtəmɪ| Also chordotomy. [f. cord n.1, chord n.1: see -tomy.] Severance of certain nerve-tracts within the spinal cord for the relief of pain.
1923Frazier & Spiller in Arch. Neurol. & Psychiatry IX. 1 (heading) Section of the anterolateral columns of the spinal cord (chordotomy). 1961Lancet 5 Aug. 303/2 Cases in which cordotomy was undertaken for the relief of pain. |