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...unciation}} (kor-DAH-toh-mee) A surgical procedure used to relieve pain by severing certain nerves in the spinal cord that send pain signals. Cutting these ner ...unciation}} (kor-DAH-toh-mee) A surgical procedure used to relieve pain by severing certain nerves in the spinal cord that send pain signals. Cutting these ner

...nced: vay-GOT-uh-mee) is a surgical procedure that involves the removal or severing of the [[Vagus Nerve]]. * '''Truncal Vagotomy''': This involves the complete severing of the vagus nerve.

...own as '''callosal section''', is a type of [[neurosurgery]] that involves severing part or all of the [[corpus callosum]]. This procedure is primarily used to ...Thus, the term essentially means "cutting the hard body", referring to the severing of the corpus callosum.

...e neurologist. Moniz developed the [[lobotomy]], a procedure that involved severing connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe. This procedure was later replac ...s the most well-known and controversial type of psychosurgery. It involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe.

...' (/dɪsˈoʊnmənt/) is a term used to describe the formal or informal act of severing familial ties between a parent and their child. This act is often the resul ...t involves the creation of a new parent-child relationship rather than the severing of an existing one.

...of [[Capital punishment|capital punishment]] where the person is killed by severing the [[Head|head]] from the body. The act is often carried out by an executi ...el, with their neck exposed. The executioner then swings the sword or axe, severing the head from the body.

* [[Severance]]: The act of severing or the state of being severed.

...ligation]]''': A surgical procedure for female sterilization that involves severing and tying the [[fallopian tubes]].

...tomy'' meaning "cutting") is a surgical procedure involving the cutting or severing of an [[axon]], the long threadlike part of a [[nerve cell]] along which im

The process of Shechita involves the severing of the trachea, esophagus, carotid arteries, jugular veins, and vagus nerve

...known as [[leucotomy]] or [[lobotomy]], a surgical operation that involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe.

* [[Transection]]: The action of cutting something across, especially the severing of a nerve or blood vessel.

...sychosurgery, a neurosurgical treatment of a mental disorder that involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal cortex. The term is derived from the