neurolysis

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11938
  1. Breakdown of nervous tissue from disease or injury.
  2. Therapeutic destruction of a nerve or nerves to treat intractable pain.
  3. Surgical freeing of a nerve from adhesions of the neural sheath.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 888 [Terms] [Paper]