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Rhizotomy vs Neurotomy - What's the difference?

rhizotomy | neurotomy |

As nouns the difference between rhizotomy and neurotomy

is that rhizotomy is the surgical procedure of cutting the anterior or posterior spinal nerve roots in order to relieve pain, or reduce muscle spasms while neurotomy is the dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.

rhizotomy

English

Noun

(rhizotomies)
  • The surgical procedure of cutting the anterior or posterior spinal nerve roots in order to relieve pain, or reduce muscle spasms.

    • neurotomy

    English

    Noun

    (neurotomies)
  • (neuroscience) The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.
  • (neurology) The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes
    • (Dunglison)