sympathectomy

[ sim-puh-thek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

, plural sym·pa·thec·to·mies.

1. surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system.
2. Also called chemical sympathectomy. a like interruption by chemical means.

sympathectomy

/ ˌsɪmpəˈθɛktəmɪ /

noun

1. the surgical excision or chemical destruction ( chemical sympathectomy ) of one or more parts of the sympathetic nervous system

Word History and Origins

Origin of sympathectomy¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; sympath(etic) + -ectomy

Word History and Origins

Origin of sympathectomy¹

C20: from sympathetic + -ectomy