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stereotaxic adjective medical specializeduk /ˌster.i.əʊˈtæk.sɪk/ us /ˌster.i.oʊˈtæk.sɪk/ used to refer to a system for finding the exact position of a particular part within the body, especially in the brain, before an operation or other procedure: Surgery is performed using a CT stereotaxic guide. Stereotaxic systems helped the surgeon to navigate safely through high-risk areas of the skull and brain, knowing exactly where the surgical instruments were. Stereotaxic surgery has been extremely effective in treating tremor and rigidity in Parkinson's patients. Stereotaxic fine-needle aspiration biopsy was performed in order to evaluate suspicious mammographic findings. The animal was placed in a stereotaxic apparatus with the head rigidly held. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Medical treatment: surgery ablate ablation adenoidectomy adrenalectomy allograft amputation anaesthesia blood transfusion endarterectomy endonasal enterostomy enucleate enucleated general anaesthetic prostatectomy pump something out reduction mammaplasty regraft reimplant suture
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stereotactic Related wordstereotaxically |