mesencephalotomy

[ mĕz′ĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏt′ə-mē ]

n.

Surgical sectioning of any structure in the mesencephalon, especially of the pain-conducting tracts for the relief of unbearable pain.

Words nearby mesencephalotomy

mesencephalic, mesencephalic flexure, mesencephalic tegmentum, mesencephalitis, mesencephalon, mesencephalotomy, mesenchyme, mesenchymoma, mesenteric artery, mesenteric ganglion, mesenteriopexy