χορδοτομία

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ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge

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Greek Monolingual

η, Ν
ιατρ. εγχειρητική διατομή δεματίου του νωτιαίου μυελού.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. chordotomy < χορδή + -τομία (< -τόμος < τόμος < τέμνω)].