sympathectomy, sympathicectomy
(sim″pă-thek′tŏ-mē)
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(sim-path″ĭ-sek′tŏ-mē)
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[sympath(etic nervous system) + -ectomy]
Excision of a portion of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system, used, e.g., to treat hyperhydrosis (refractory sweating of the palms or feet) or Raynaud's phenomenon. It may include a nerve, plexus, ganglion, or a series of ganglia of the sympathetic trunk.
SYN: SEE: sympathicectomy
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Sympathectomy, Sympathicectomy." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758546/all/sympathectomy__sympathicectomy.
Sympathectomy, sympathicectomy. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758546/all/sympathectomy__sympathicectomy. Accessed November 8, 2024.
Sympathectomy, sympathicectomy. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758546/all/sympathectomy__sympathicectomy
Sympathectomy, Sympathicectomy [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 08]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758546/all/sympathectomy__sympathicectomy.
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