A neurectomy is a type of nerve block involving the severing or removal of a nerve. This surgery is performed in rare cases of severe chronic pain where no other treatments have been successful, and for other conditions such as involuntary twitching and excessive blushing or sweating. A brief `rehearsal` local anesthetic nerve block is usually p..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurectomy
<procedure> Excision of a segment of a nerve. ... Synonym: neuroectomy. ... Origin: neur-+ G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973