ganglionectomy

[gang-glee-uh-nek-tuh-mee]

gan·gli·on·ec·to·my

[gang-glee-uh-nek-tuh-mee]
noun, plural gan·gli·on·ec·to·mies. Surgery.
the excision of a ganglion.

Origin:
1920–25; ganglion + -ectomy
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ganglionectomy gan·gli·on·ec·to·my (gāng'glē-ə-něk'tə-mē)
n.
Excision of a ganglion. Also called gangliectomy.

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