Medical Term:
cordotomy
Pronunciation: kōr-dot′ō-mē
Definition:
- Any operation on the spinal cord.
- Division of tracts of the spinal cord, which may be performed percutaneously (stereotactic cordotomy) or after laminectomy (open cordotomy) by various techniques such as incision or radiofrequency coagulation.
- Incision through the membranous portion of the vocal fold to widen the posterior glottis in bilateral vocal paralysis.
[G. chordē, cord, + tomē, a cutting]
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