glycerol rhizotomy
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glycerol rhizotomy — chemical rhizotomy of the trigeminal or spinal nerves by injection of glycerol; see also chemical neurolysis … Medical dictionary
percutaneous rhizotomy — trigeminal rhizotomy not involving brain surgery, such as glycerol rhizotomy or percutaneous radiofrequency rhizotomy … Medical dictionary
trigeminal rhizotomy — destruction of part of the sensory root of the trigeminal nerve above the trigeminal ganglion, or of the ganglion itself, for the relief of trigeminal neuralgia. The most common surgical techniques used are the Dandy and Frazier Spiller… … Medical dictionary
chemical rhizotomy — rhizotomy by injection of a neurolytic chemical such as glycerol or phenol adjacent to the nerve root; see also glycerol r. and chemical neurolysis … Medical dictionary
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Trigeminal neuralgia — Infobox Disease Name = Trigeminal neuralgia Caption = Detailed view of trigeminal nerve, shown in yellow. DiseasesDB = 13363 ICD10 = ICD10|G|50|0|g|50 ICD9 = ICD9|350.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 617 MeshID … Wikipedia
chemical neurolysis — neurolysis (def. 4) by injection of a neurolytic chemical such as glycerol, phenol, or alcohol adjacent to a nerve; see also chemical rhizotomy … Medical dictionary
remedy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something that cures or counteracts Nouns 1. remedy, help, redress, restoration; antidote, counterpoison, counterirritant, counteragent, antitoxin, antibody, prophylactic, antiseptic, corrective,… … English dictionary for students
