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sympathectomy definition

sym·pa·thec·tomy (sim′pə t̸hek′tə mē)

noun pl. sympathectomies -·mies

the interruption by surgical means of part of the sympathetic nervous system

Etymology: < sympathetic + -ectomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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