stereotactic instrument

ster·e·o·tac·tic in·stru·ment

, stereotaxic instrumentan apparatus attached to the head, used to localize precisely an area in the brain by means of coordinates related to intracerebral structures.

ster·e·o·tac·tic in·stru·ment

, stereotaxic instrument (ster'ē-ō-tak'tik in'strŭ-mĕnt, ster'ē-ō-tak'sik) An apparatus attached to the head, used to localize an area in the brain precisely by means of coordinates related to intracerebral structures.