Main Entry:

ste·reo·tac·tic

Pronunciation:

\ˌster-ē-ə-ˈtak-tik, ˌstir-\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1950

: 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 in order to reach a specific locus in the body

— ste·reo·tac·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb