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Definition of: sympathectomy
(sim′pə·thek′tə·mē) noun Surg.
The operation of interrupting some portion of the sympathetic nervous system, as by transection or resection of a nerve pathway. [<SYMPATH(ETIC) + -ECTOMY]
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