- sympathectomy
- noun (plural -mies) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1900 surgical interruption of sympathetic nerve pathways • sympathectomized adjective
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sympathectomy — [sim΄pə thek′tə mē] n. pl. sympathectomies [< SYMPATHETIC + ECTOMY] the interruption by surgical means of part of the sympathetic nervous system … English World dictionary
sympathectomy — /sim peuh thek teuh mee/, n., pl. sympathectomies. Med. 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. [1895 1900;… … Universalium
sympathectomy — noun The surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system … Wiktionary
sympathectomy — Excision of a segment of a sympathetic nerve or of one or more sympathetic ganglia. SYN: sympathetectomy, sympathicectomy. [sympath + G. ektome, excision] chemical s. destruction of the periareterial sympathet … Medical dictionary
sympathectomy — n. surgery which includes the shutting down of part of the sympathetic nervous system … English contemporary dictionary
sympathectomy — [ˌsɪmpə θɛktəmi] noun the surgical cutting or removal of a sympathetic nerve … English new terms dictionary
sympathectomy — sym·pa·thec·to·my … English syllables
sympathectomy — n. the surgical division of sympathetic nerve fibres. It is done to minimize the effects of normal or excessive sympathetic activity. Most often it is used to improve the circulation to part of the body; less commonly to inhibit excess sweating… … The new mediacal dictionary
sympathectomy — sym•pa•thec•to•my [[t]ˌsɪm pəˈθɛk tə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies srg surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
sympathectomy — /sɪmpəˈθɛktəmi/ (say simpuh thektuhmee) noun (plural sympathectomies) Surgery excision of a ganglion in the sympathetic nervous system, as to eliminate blushing, facial sweating, etc …
