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immunosympathectomy

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Main Entry: im·mu·no·sym·pa·thec·to·my
Pronunciation: -"sim-p&-'thek-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: the destruction of neurons of the sympathetic nervous system in newborn laboratory animals (as mice or rats) by the injection of antiserum to nerve growthfactor —im·mu·no·sym·pa·thec·to·mized or chiefly British im·mu·no·sym·pa·thec·to·mised /-"mIzd/ adjective
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