Medical Dictionary

cordotomy

noun cor·dot·o·my
plural cor·dot·o·mies

Medical Definition of CORDOTOMY

:  surgical division of a tract of the spinal cord for relief of severe intractable pain

Variants of CORDOTOMY

cor·dot·o·my or chor·dot·o·my \kr-ˈdät-ə-mē\

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