neurolysis

[ noo-rol-uh-sis, nyoo- ]

noun

1. Pathology.
   1. disintegration of nerve tissue.
   2. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
2. Surgery. separation of adhesions from a nerve fiber.

Other Words From

• neu·ro·lyt·ic [n, oo, r-, uh, -, lit, -ik, ny, oo, r-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neurolysis¹

neuro- + -lysis

Example Sentences

These small joints can be precisely targeted by interventional radiologists or pain physicians either with injections using local painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs or, in patients with more persistent pain, by neurolysis, a procedure where the pain fibers are locally disrupted by thermal or chemical intervention.

From Scientific American