sympathectomy

English

Etymology

From sympathetic (nervous system) +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

sympathectomy (plural sympathectomies)

  1. (neurosurgery) The surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system.

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