pəˈθɛk noun, plural sym·pa·thec·to·mies. Medicine/Medical.
1.
surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system.
2.
Also called chemical sympathectomy. a like interruption by chemical means.
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| —n , pl -mies | |
| the surgical excision or chemical destruction (chemical sympathectomy) of one or more parts of the sympathetic nervous system | |
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sympathectomy sym·pa·thec·to·my (sĭm'pə-thěk'tə-mē) or sym·pa·the·tec·to·my (sĭm'pə-thě-těk'tə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of a part of the sympathetic nervous system.
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