stereotaxic
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˌstɛrɪoʊˈtæksɪk/
- Specialized
- The electrode was lowered into the brain at the following stereotaxic coordinates for VTA: posterior to bregma 5.0-6.0 mm.
- stereotaxic instrument
Examples
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Anesthesia, electrodes, recording equipment, and stereotaxic procedure.
Academic text (2016) -
In brief, operated animals were anesthetized with sodium pentobarbital (50 mg/kg, i.p.) and placed in a stereotaxic instrument.
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After induction of anesthesia, animals were mounted in a Kopf stereotaxic instrument.
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Stereotaxic coordinates for the LC region were given previously under the procedure to increase or decrease LC activity.
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Stereotaxic injections
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Sections were projected onto a stereotaxic atlas to determine the proportion of target tissue actually deafferented.
Academic text (1993) -
For surgery to implant the cannulae, animals maintained under isoflurane anesthesia were mounted in a Kopf stereotaxic instrument.
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For stereotaxic injection experiments, both hemispheres were postfixed in phosphate-buffered 4% paraformaldehyde (PFA) pH 7.4, at 4 degrees C for 48 h.
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During the neurosurgery, the surgeon used a stereotaxic frame to precisely locate the targeted brain region.
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The stereotaxic technique allowed for accurate placement of the electrodes deep within the brain.
Synonyms
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8.4
A way that uses very exact three-dimensional positions to guide medical instruments
How Precise
Surface Forms
Morphology
stereotaxic = stereotaxis (opaque) = stereo + taxis + ic
The components are specialised combining forms (Greek 'stereo-' and 'taxis') and the meaning is technical and not derivable by an average learner from the parts.
Etymology
The word stereotaxic comes from Greek parts stereo- meaning 'solid' or 'three-dimensional' and -taxis meaning 'arrangement' or 'placement', the same idea you find in the word tactics which means 'plans'. So, stereotaxic describes careful placement in three-dimensional space, which is why surgeons use stereotaxic devices to target a very small area during operations.