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neurolysis

8.1

A medical procedure that destroys or removes nerve tissue to reduce pain

noun
/nʊəˈrɑːlɪsɪs/

Specialized

: neurolisis

After the neurolysis procedure, the patient reported significant relief from pain that had persisted for years.

Examples

The doctor explained that neurolysis could restore function by targeting the affected nerve.
Exploration and neurolysis are only indicated in patients who have no improvement on clinical examination and/or electromyography at 5 to 6 months following injury.

Academic text (2006)
Neurolysis is often performed on patients suffering from chronic pain to help alleviate their neurolysis.

Synonyms

neurectomy

vsneurolysis

Specialized

9.9

A surgery that removes all or part of a nerve

includes tissue destruction by other methods not only surgery

enervation

vsneurolysis

Archaic

9.9

The removal of a nerve by surgery

focuses on destroying or removing tissue to achieve a medical effect

denervation

vsneurolysis

Specialized

8.6

Loss of nerve connection to a part of the body that reduces feeling or movement

refers to active destruction or removal aimed at relieving pain or restoring function

How Destructive

ablation

Specialized

2 8.3

neurectomy

Specialized

9.9

neurolysis

Specialized

8.1

nerve block anesthesia

Specialized

4.3

Surface Forms

neurolysis singular

neurolyses plural

Morphology

neurolysis = lysis (semi-transparent) = neuro + lysis

The term is built from 'neuro-' and 'lysis', but the specific medical procedure sense is specialized rather than fully predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

Neurolysis comes from neuro- meaning 'nerve' and -lysis meaning 'loosening' or 'breaking down', the same -lysis you see in dialysis. So, in medicine it can mean the deliberate 'breaking down' or removal of nerve tissue to relieve pain.