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ster·e·o·tax·is

(stĕr′ē-ə-tăk′sĭs, stîr′-) also ster·e·o·tax·y (stĕr′ē-ə-tăk′sē, stîr′-)
n.
A method in neurosurgery and neurological research for locating points within the brain using an external, three-dimensional frame of reference usually based on the Cartesian coordinate system.
ster′e·o·tac′tic (-tăk′tĭk), ster′e·o·tax′ic (-tăk′sĭk), ster′e·o·tac′ti·cal (-tăk′tĭ-kəl), ster′e·o·tax′i·cal (-tăk′sĭ-kəl) adj.
ster′e·o·tac′ti·cal·ly, ster′e·o·tax′i·cal·ly adv.
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stereotactic

(ˌstɛrɪəˈtæktɪk; ˌstɪər-) ,

stereotactical

or

stereotaxic

adj
1. (Biology) of or relating to stereotaxis
2. (Medicine) med of or relating to precise localization of a tissue, esp in the brain: stereotactic surgery.
ˌstereoˈtactically, ˌstereoˈtaxically adv
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Translations

stereotactic

adj estereotáxico
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Hearing preservation after cyberknife stereotactic radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas
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