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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sympathectomy1

First recorded in 1895–1900; sympath(etic) + -ectomy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sympathectomy1

C20: from sympathetic + -ectomy

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