A surgical operation to cut or divide the roots of a nerve to relieve severe pain.<\/p>\n
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).<\/p>\n
Incision in a spinal nerve root to relieve intractable pain.<\/p>\n
The surgical operation of cutting a nerve root, as, for example, to relieve the pain of trigeminal neuralgia.<\/p>\n
A description of the harsh cooing, hissing, or whistling sounds (wheezing) heard by auscultation\u00a0over the bronchial tubes when they are inflamed.<\/p>\n
Surgical section of a nerve root (e.g., the root of a spinal or dental nerve) to relieve pain or reduce spasticity.<\/p>\n
Surgical cutting of the nerve roots in the spine.<\/p>\n
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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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-r"],"yoast_head":"\n