Sympathectomy (Noun)
Meaning
Surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The patient underwent a sympathectomy to alleviate excessive sweating in her palms.
- The surgical team performed a thoracoscopic sympathectomy to treat the patient's hyperhidrosis.
- Sympathectomy is sometimes used to treat conditions such as Raynaud's disease and causalgia.
- The doctor recommended a sympathectomy to interrupt the nerve signals causing the patient's facial blushing.
- The procedure, known as a sympathectomy, involves cutting or clamping the sympathetic nerves to reduce sweating.