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sympathectomy
Excision or cutting out a part of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.

It may include a nerve, plexus, ganglion, or a series of ganglia of the sympathetic trunk.

This entry is located in the following unit: -ectomy, -ectome, -ectomize (page 29)
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chemical sympathectomy, medical sympathectomy
A partial or complete sympathetic nerve or ganglion block, brought about pharmacologically by ganglion-blocking agents.

This may be accomplished in the form of an injection of a local anesthetic into the ganglia concerned for temporary inducement or the injection of alcohol or phenol for permanent inducement.