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ganglionectomy

American  
[gang-glee-uh-nek-tuh-mee] / ˌgæŋ gli əˈnɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

plural

ganglionectomies

  1. the excision of a ganglion.

Etymology

Origin of ganglionectomy

First recorded in 1920–25; ganglion + -ectomy

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