Cutting Out Part or All of a Nerve to Alleviate

question 92

Multiple Choice

Cutting out part or all of a nerve to alleviate pain is

• A) neurectomy.
• B) cordotomy.
• C) vagotomy.
• D) neurexeresis.

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Definitions:

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