Definition of tractotomy in English:
tractotomy
noun trakˈtɒtəmiˌtrakˈtädəmē
mass nounThe surgical severing of nerve tracts especially in the medulla of the brain, typically to relieve intractable pain or mental illness, or in research.
surgical tractotomy on the human spinal cord
count noun a tractotomy was performed
Example sentencesExamples
- Subcaudate tractotomy was developed and is primarily used in the United Kingdom.
- They noted that facial pain and itch sensations are both abolished by trigeminal medullary tractotomy.
- It seems that the complications associated with pulmonary tractotomies are considerably high, but the mortality of anatomic resections is prohibitive.
- A study of cognitive function in 23 patients undergoing subcaudate tractotomy found significant impairment of cognitive function 2 weeks post-op which had largely resolved after six months.
- Stereotactic mesencephalic tractotomy constitutes a widely accepted procedure in treating unilateral head and neck cancer pain.