dictionary help| mesencephalotomy | medical dictionary |
1. The sectioning of any structure in the midbrain, especially of the spinothalamic tracts for the relief of intractable pain or the cerebral peduncle for dyskinesias.
2. A mesencephalic spinothalamic tractotomy.
Origin: mesencephalon + G. Tome, incision
(05 Mar 2000)
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