Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Surgical removal of a part of the sympathetic nervous system.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Removal by a surgical operation of a section of the sympathetic nerve.
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- noun neurosurgery The surgical cutting of a
nerve in thesympathetic nervous system .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The sympathetic nerves, which supply the sweat glands, can also be interrupted surgically - a method called sympathectomy.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2011
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The surgery, called sympathectomy, may reduce the frequency and duration of attacks.
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In severe cases, a minimally-invasive surgical procedure called sympathectomy may be recommended.
Emaxhealth 2009
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An operation called a bilateral lumbodorsal sympathectomy, in which all the sympathetic nerves to the legs were cut, was effective in about 10 percent of patients, but caused unpleasant and debilitating complications in many of the remainder.
The Rice Diet Solution Kitty Gurkin Rosati 2006
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An operation called a bilateral lumbodorsal sympathectomy, in which all the sympathetic nerves to the legs were cut, was effective in about 10 percent of patients, but caused unpleasant and debilitating complications in many of the remainder.
The Rice Diet Solution Kitty Gurkin Rosati 2006
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An operation called a bilateral lumbodorsal sympathectomy, in which all the sympathetic nerves to the legs were cut, was effective in about 10 percent of patients, but caused unpleasant and debilitating complications in many of the remainder.
The Rice Diet Solution Kitty Gurkin Rosati 2006
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She then had a chemical sympathectomy to destroy part of the lumbar ganglion.
Chicago Reader 2010
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But the wrist and arm did not -- until 1990, shortly before she was scheduled to have a sympathectomy.
Chicago Reader 2010
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And in some very serious cases, the accepted treatment is a sympathectomy, an irreversible procedure that surgically or chemically destroys a portion of the nerve-carrying ganglion.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Patients observed after bypass graft or lumbar sympathectomy Faulkner KW, et al. Med J Aust.
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