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Ch.5 5.5
Plan surgical procedures and treatments
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cerebrotomy | incision into the brain |
| chemotherapy | treatment using chemicals |
| craniectomy | removal of a piece of skull |
| craniotomy | incision into the skull |
| endarerectomy | removal of the inside of an artery |
| endovascular neurosurgery | surgery on the nerve system performed by entering the body through blood vessels |
| lobectomy | removal of a lobe |
| lobotomy | incision into a lobe |
| neurectomy | removal of a nerve |
| neurolysis | destruction of nerve tissue |
| neuroplasty | reconstruction of a nerve |
| neurorrhaphy | suturing of a nerve (usually one that is severed.) |
| neurotomy | incision into a nerve |