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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.
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-ectomy, -ectome, -ectomize
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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.
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-ectomy, -ectome, -ectomize
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medico-, medic-, medi-, med-
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syn-, sy-, sym-, syl-, sys-
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