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sympathectomy

American  
[sim-puh-thek-tuh-mee] / ˌsɪm pəˈθɛk tə mi /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

plural

sympathectomies

  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 British  
/ ˌsɪmpəˈθɛktəmɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sympathectomy

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

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