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Nerve sparing technique

Pronunciation (nurv spair-ing tek-neek)
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  1. Technique for protecting (sparing) nerves in the body during surgery. During prostate surgery, for example, a nerve-sparing technique can be used to prevent damage to nerves that control erections. []

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