sympathectomy

English

Etymology

sympathetic (nervous system) +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

sympathectomy (plural sympathectomies)

(neurosurgery) The surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system.

Translations

surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system

Catalan: simpatectomia f
French: sympathectomie (fr) f
Polish: sympatektomia f
Romanian: simpatectomie (ro) f
Russian: симпатэктомия f (simpatɛktomija)
Spanish: simpatectomía (es) f

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