ganglionectomy

[ gang-glee-uh-nek-tuh-mee ]
/ ˌgæŋ gli əˈnɛk tə mi /

noun, plural gan·gli·on·ec·to·mies. Surgery.

the excision of a ganglion.

Origin of ganglionectomy

First recorded in 1920–25; ganglion + -ectomy

Words nearby ganglionectomy

ganglion cell, ganglion impar, ganglion of autonomic plexuses, ganglion of sympathetic trunk, ganglionated, ganglionectomy, ganglioneuroma, ganglionic, ganglionic blockade, ganglionic blocking agent, ganglionic layer of cerebellar cortex

Medical definitions for ganglionectomy

ganglionectomy
[ găng′glē-ə-nĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Excision of a ganglion. gangliectomy