Meanings
nounsympathectomy (plural sympathectomies)
plural sympathectomies
- The surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system.
Origin
Translations
Catalan simpatectomia
- simpatectomiasurgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system
French sympathectomie
- sympathectomiesurgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system
Polish sympatektomia
- sympatektomiasurgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system
Romanian simpatectomie
- simpatectomiesurgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system
Russian симпатэктомия
- симпатэктомия (simpatɛktomija)surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system
Spanish simpatectomía
- simpatectomíasurgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sympathectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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sympathectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympathectomy
MLA
“sympathectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympathectomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sympathectomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympathectomy.
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