Medical Dictionary

axotomy

noun ax·ot·o·my \ak-ˈsät-ə-mē\
plural ax·ot·o·mies

Medical Definition of AXOTOMY

:  the cutting or severing of a neuron's axon
ax·ot·o·mized \-mīzd\ adjective

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