(from the article `sensory reception, human`) ...born with total absence of the pain sense, there may not be demonstrable anatomic abnormality. Still other instances of dissociation of pain ...
<procedure> Interruption of a nerve tract in the brainstem or spinal cord. ... Origin: L. Tractus, tract, + G. Tome, incision ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(trak-tot´ә-me) transection of a nerve tract in the central nervous system, usually for the relief of intractable pain.
Type: Term Pronunciation: trak-tot′ŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Interruption of a nerve tract in the brainstem or spinal cord.