sympathectomy
[ sim-puh-thek-tuh-mee ]
/ ˌsɪm pəˈθɛk tə mi /
noun, plural sym·pa·thec·to·mies. Medicine/Medical.
surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system.
Also called chemical sympathectomy.
a like interruption by chemical means.
Origin of sympathectomy
First recorded in 1895–1900;
sympath(etic) +
-ectomy
Words nearby sympathectomy
symmetry element,
symmetry plane,
symonds,
symons,
sympath-,
sympathectomy,
sympathetectomy,
sympathetic,
sympathetic amine,
sympathetic contact,
sympathetic ganglia
British Dictionary definitions for sympathectomy
sympathectomy
/ (ˌsɪmpəˈθɛktəmɪ) /
noun plural -mies
the surgical excision or chemical destruction (chemical sympathectomy) of one or more parts of the sympathetic nervous system
Word Origin for sympathectomy
C20: from
sympathetic +
-ectomy
Medical definitions for sympathectomy
sympathectomy
[ sĭm′pə-thĕk′tə-mē ]
n.
Surgical removal of a part of the sympathetic nervous system.