Medical Dictionary
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