脊せき髄ずい切せつ断だん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

spinalization; cordotomy

Medical term for surgical severing of the spinal cord or a spinal tract. Used in neurosurgical contexts.

• 脊せき髄ずい切せつ断だんは難なん治ち性せい疼とう痛つうの治ち療りょう法ほうとして行おこなわれることがある。

  Cordotomy is sometimes performed as a treatment for intractable pain.