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| sym·pa·thec·to·my [ sìmpə théktəmee ] (plural sym·pa·thec·to·mies) |
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cutting into nervous system: formerly, the surgical interruption of a pathway in the sympathetic nervous system by cutting out a nerve segment
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| [Early 20th century. <sympathetic + -ectomy] |
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