What it means
The root in words about the roots of spinal nerves. A rhizotomy cuts or destroys a nerve root to relieve severe pain or muscle spasticity. The same idea is written with radicul/o, as in radiculopathy.
At a glance
| Also written | rhizo- |
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Related terms
neur/o
A word root that means nerve or the nervous system.
spinal cord
The long bundle of nerves that runs down through the backbone and carries messages between the brain and the body.