tractotomy

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noun

The surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain.

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Meanings

nountractotomy (plural tractotomies)

plural tractotomies

  1. medicineThe surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain.

Origin

From tract + -otomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tractotomy

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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