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Noun: sympathectomy  `si-mpu'thek-tu-mee
  1. Surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system

Derived forms: sympathectomies

Type of: ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation

Encyclopedia: Sympathectomy

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