Nerves · Nervous System · Hard
Neurorrhaphy
Meaning: Surgical suturing together of the cut ends of a divided nerve.
In practice: The hand surgeon performed a primary neurorrhaphy of the digital nerve.
Word parts
- neuro- means nerve
Many medical words are built from Greek and Latin parts like these, so learning a few helps you work out new terms.
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Which word means: A nerve from the first lumbar root supplying skin of the groin, upper inner thigh and anterior genital area.
Answer: Ilioinguinal
Which word means: Describing nerve fibres that carry signals away from the central nervous system to muscles or glands.
Answer: Efferent
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