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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.

This entry is located in the following units: -ectomy, -ectome, -ectomize (page 5) medico-, medic-, medi-, med- (page 1) syn-, sy-, sym-, syl-, sys- (page 3)