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

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-thĕktə-mē ]

n.

Surgical removal of a part of the sympathetic nervous system.