sympathectomy
[ sim-puh-thek-tuh-mee ]
noun,plural sym·pa·thec·to·mies.Medicine/Medical.
surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system.
Also called chemical sympathectomy. a like interruption by chemical means.
Origin of sympathectomy
1First recorded in 1895–1900; sympath(etic) + -ectomy
Words Nearby sympathectomy
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British Dictionary definitions for sympathectomy
sympathectomy
/ (ˌsɪmpəˈθɛktəmɪ) /
nounplural -mies
the surgical excision or chemical destruction (chemical sympathectomy) of one or more parts of the sympathetic nervous system
Origin of sympathectomy
1C20: from sympathetic + -ectomy
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