A surgical operation to cut or divide the roots of a nerve to relieve severe pain.
Surgical procedure in which certain nerve roots are cut at the point where they emerge from the spinal cord; it is performed to relieve severe muscle spasm (posterior roots) or to relieve intractable pain (anterior roots).
Incision in a spinal nerve root to relieve intractable pain.
The surgical operation of cutting a nerve root, as, for example, to relieve the pain of trigeminal neuralgia.
A description of the harsh cooing, hissing, or whistling sounds (wheezing) heard by auscultation over the bronchial tubes when they are inflamed.
Surgical section of a nerve root (e.g., the root of a spinal or dental nerve) to relieve pain or reduce spasticity.
Surgical cutting of the nerve roots in the spine.