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Neurectomy vs Denervation - What's the difference?

neurectomy | denervation |

As nouns the difference between neurectomy and denervation

is that neurectomy is the surgical excision of a nerve while denervation is the removal or blocking of a nerve connection to tissue, such as by surgical or chemical means.

neurectomy

English

Noun

(wikipedia neurectomy) (neurectomies)
  • (surgery) The surgical excision of a nerve

    • denervation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) The removal or blocking of a nerve connection to tissue, such as by surgical or chemical means
    • selective denervation of muscle

    Derived terms

    *denervational

    Related terms

    *nervation *renervation