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NEUROLYSIS

\njuːɹˈɒləsˌɪs], \njuːɹˈɒləsˌɪs], \n_j_uː_ɹ_ˈɒ_l_ə_s_ˌɪ_s]\

Definitions of NEUROLYSIS

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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[Greek] The operation of freeing a nerve from adhesions.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

Liberation of a nerve from adhesions.
Relief of tension upon a nerve obtained by stretching.
Exhaustion of nervous energy.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Exhaustion of a nerve by prolonged overstimulation. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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