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13 Cards in this Set
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Cerebrotomy |
Incision into the brain |
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Chemotherapy KEE-moh-THER-ah-pee |
Treatment using chemicals |
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Craniectomy KRAY-nee_EK-toh-mee |
Removal of a piece of the skull |
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Craniotomy KRAY-nee-AW-toh-mee |
Incision into the skull |
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Endarterectomy EN-dar-tir-EK-toh-mee |
Removal of the inside of an artery |
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Endovascular Neurosurgery EN-doh-VAS-kyoo-lar NIR-oh-SIR-jir-ee |
surgery on the nervous system performed by entering the body through blood vessels |
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Lobectomy loh-BEK-toh-mee |
Removal of a lobe |
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Lobotomy loh-BAW-toh-mee |
Incision into a lobe |
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Neurectomy nir-EK-toh-mee |
Removal of a nerve |
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Neurolysis nir-AW-lih-sis |
Destruction of nerve tissue |
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Neuroplasty NIR-oh-PLAS-tee |
Reconstruction of a nerve |
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Neurorrhaphy nir-OR-ah-fee |
Suturing of a nerve (often the severed ends of a nerve) |
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Neurotomy nir-AW-toh-mee |
Incision into a nerve |
