sympathectomy

noun sym·pa·thec·to·my \ˌsim-pə-ˈthek-tə-mē\

plural sym·pa·thec·to·mies

Definition of SYMPATHECTOMY

: surgical interruption of sympathetic nerve pathways

— sym·pa·thec·to·mized \-ˌmīzd\ adjective

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1900

Medical Dictionary

noun sym·pa·thec·to·my \ˌsim-pə-ˈthek-tə-mē\

plural sym·pa·thec·to·mies

: surgical interruption of sympathetic nerve pathways

—sym·pa·thec·to·mized or chiefly British -mised \-ˌmīzd\ adjective

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