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trigeminal rhizotomy (medicine)


trigeminal rhizotomy
<procedure> Division or section of a sensory root of the fifth cranial nerve, accomplished through a subtemporal (Frazier-Spiller operation), suboccipital (Dandy operation), or transtentorial approach.

Synonym: retrogasserian neurectomy, retrogasserian neurotomy.