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Ganglionectomy

Excision of a ganglion

Ganglion/ectomy

Neurectomy

Excision of a nerve

Neur/ectomy

Neurolysis

Separating a nerve from adhesions

Neur/o/lysis

Neuroplasty

Surgical repair of a nerve

Neur/o/plasty

Neurorrhaphy

Suture of a nerve

Neur/o/rrhaphy

Neurotomy

Incision into a nerve

Neur/o/tomy

Radicotomy


Rhizotomy

Incision of a nerve root

Radic/o/tomy


Rhiz/o/tomy