neurectomy
Surgical nerve removal
Neurectomy is the surgical removal or cutting of a nerve or part of a nerve.
The procedure is typically performed to relieve chronic pain or stop involuntary muscle movements when other treatments have failed: The patient underwent a neurectomy to address intractable facial pain.
Surgical tissue removal
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
amputation · transection · decompression · craniotomy · laminectomy · neurosurgery · microsurgery · surgical
Damage to peripheral nerves
- neuromaBenign nerve tissue mass
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- chronic painEnduring physical suffering
intractable · Morton's neuroma · phantom limb · hyperhidrosis · spasticity
Easing of discomfort
- analgesiaAbsence of sensation
- palliationLessening severity without fixing
- alleviationReduction of intensity
- treatmentCare for an ailment
rehabilitation · recovery · convalescence · postoperative · management
Neuron's signal-sending projection
- ganglionPeripheral nerve cell cluster
- myelinNerve fiber insulation
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- cranialOf the skull
sensory · motor · sciatic · trigeminal · vagus · facial · ulnar · median
Loss of nerve supply
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- weaknessDeficiency in force
atrophy · deafferentation · loss of sensation · permanent · irreversible
resection
Surgical tissue removal
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
incision · amputation · transection · decompression · craniotomy · laminectomy · neurosurgery · microsurgery · surgical · operation
neuropathy
Damage to peripheral nerves
- neuromaBenign nerve tissue mass
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- compressionForcing into smaller space
chronic pain · intractable · Morton's neuroma · phantom limb · hyperhidrosis · spasticity
pain relief
Easing of discomfort
- analgesiaAbsence of sensation
- palliationLessening severity without fixing
- alleviationReduction of intensity
treatment · rehabilitation · recovery · convalescence · postoperative · management
axon
Neuron's signal-sending projection
- ganglionPeripheral nerve cell cluster
- myelinNerve fiber insulation
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
cranial · sensory · motor · sciatic · trigeminal · vagus · facial · ulnar · median · tibial
denervation
Loss of nerve supply
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
weakness · atrophy · deafferentation · loss of sensation · permanent · irreversible
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