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sympathectomy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɛktəmi

1

noun

Meaning 1

The surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision

History

Etymology

From sympath(o)- + -ectomy.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: simpatectomia — surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system
  • French: sympathectomie — surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system
  • Polish: sympatektomia — surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system
  • Romanian: simpatectomie — surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system
  • Russian: симпатэктомия (simpatɛktomija) — surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system
  • Spanish: simpatectomía — surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system