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Remarks upon the term stereotaxy: a linguistic and historical note

Peter Grunert1, Doerthe Keiner, Joachim Oertel

  • 1Neurosurgical Department, University of Saarland, Homburg/Saar, Germany.

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
|February 10, 2015
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The term stereotaxy, meaning spatial positioning, derives from Greek words for "solid" and "position." Its linguistic roots are complex, tracing back to ancient mathematics and neurosurgery pioneers.

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