axotomy

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noun

The process of cutting or severing an axon

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Meanings

nounaxotomy (countable and uncountable, plural axotomies)

plural axotomies

  1. countableuncountableThe process of cutting or severing an axon

Origin

From axo- + -tomy.

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APA

axotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axotomy

MLA

“axotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axotomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “axotomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axotomy.

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