hemisection
Cutting in half
Hemisection is the act of cutting something in half, or the resulting half.
In medicine, it refers to surgical division along the midline, particularly of the spinal cord: hemisection of the cord at T10.
In dentistry, it means splitting a multi-rooted tooth to remove a damaged portion while preserving the rest.
Surgical cut into spinal cord
- hemiparesisOne-sided bodily weakness
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
- paraplegiaLower body immobility
- spinal cordBrain's extension through vertebrae
lesion · thoracic · cervical · lumbar · contralateral · ipsilateral · sensory loss · paralysis
Controlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- sectioningDividing into segments
- specimenIndividual for examination
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
microtome · anatomical · cadaver · laboratory · microscopy · embedding · fixation · staining
Neuron's signal-sending projection
- neuronImpulse-conducting cell
- white matterPale neural fiber tissue
- gray matterBrain's cognitive tissue
- nerve fiberSignal-conducting neural extension
myelin · tract · pathway · ascending · descending · synapse · motor neuron · reflex arc
Treatment restoring bodily function
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- adaptive equipmentDevices modified for disabilities
- occupational therapyRestoring practical life abilities
muscle strengthening · compensation · neuroplasticity · prognosis · ambulation · assistive device · orthosis · therapy
myelotomy
Surgical cut into spinal cord
- hemiparesisOne-sided bodily weakness
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
- paraplegiaLower body immobility
spinal cord · lesion · thoracic · cervical · lumbar · contralateral · ipsilateral · sensory loss · paralysis · spasticity
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- sectioningDividing into segments
- specimenIndividual for examination
histology · microtome · anatomical · cadaver · laboratory · microscopy · embedding · fixation · staining · pathology
axon
Neuron's signal-sending projection
- neuronImpulse-conducting cell
- white matterPale neural fiber tissue
- gray matterBrain's cognitive tissue
nerve fiber · myelin · tract · pathway · ascending · descending · synapse · motor neuron · reflex arc
physiotherapy
Treatment restoring bodily function
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- adaptive equipmentDevices modified for disabilities
occupational therapy · muscle strengthening · compensation · neuroplasticity · prognosis · ambulation · assistive device · orthosis · therapy · exercise
- dentistrydentist, teeth, tooth, dentists, dental care
- hemi-hemisphere, hemiplegia, hemianopia, hemiparasite, brain hemisphere
- oral surgeryoral surgery, tooth extraction, oral surgeon, wisdom teeth, wisdom tooth extraction
- Gum Treatmentgingivectomy, scaling, deep cleaning, curettage, debridement
- root canalsroot canal, retreatment
hemisectionanastomosis
Joining of tubular structures
fusion · preservation · unification · rejoining · reattachment
section, intersection, dissect, bisect, intersect, dissection, bisected, bisection, hemi