English Explanatory Dictionary

neurotmesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A severe form of nerve injury in which both the axon and its encapsulating connective tissue lose their continuity.

Word forms

neurotmesis neurotmeses

Etymology

From neuro- + tmesis?

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