stereotaxic

stereotaxic
/ster'ee euh tak"sik, stear'-/, adj. Anat.
of, pertaining to, or based on three-dimensional studies of the brain, esp. as an adjunct to brain surgery.
[1905-10; see STEREO-, -TAXIS, -IC]

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