释义 |
stereo·tac·tic I. \-|taktik\ adjective Etymology: from New Latin stereotaxis, after such pairs as New Latin hypotaxis : English hypotactic : of, relating to, or involving stereotaxis • stereo·tac·ti·cal·ly \-tə̇k(ə)lē\ adverb II. adjective : involving, being, utilizing, or used in a surgical technique for precisely directing the tip of a delicate instrument (as a needle) or beam of radiation in three planes using coordinates provided by medical imaging (as computed tomography) in order to reach a specific locus in the body (as a tumor in the brain or breast) < a stereotactic biopsy > • stereotactically adverb |