A nerve-cutting operation called sympathectomy helps many with early cases of severe high blood pressure (Science News Letter).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sympathectomy — sym·pa·thec·to·my … English syllables
sympathectomize — sym·pa·thec·to·mize (sim″pə thekґtə mīz) to subject to sympathectomy … Medical dictionary
sympathectomize — sym·pa·thec·to·mize … English syllables
sympathectomy — sym•pa•thec•to•my [[t]ˌsɪm pəˈθɛk tə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies srg surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
pa — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ac·com·pa·nist; ac·com·pa·ny; aco·pa; adre·no sym·pa·thet·ic; af·ro·pa·vo; ag·pa·ite; ali·pa·ta; ama·pa; am·pa·la·ya; am·pa·ro; am·phi·car·pa; anas·pa·lin; an·tic·i·pa·tion; an·tic·i·pa·tive; an·tic·i·pa·tor;… … English syllables
immunosympathectomy — Inhibition of development of sympathetic ganglia induced in newborn animals by injection of antiserum specific for the protein which selectively enhances growth of sympathetic neurons. * * * im·mu·no·sym·pa·thec· … Medical dictionary
sympathectomy — Excision of a segment of a sympathetic nerve or of one or more sympathetic ganglia. SYN: sympathetectomy, sympathicectomy. [sympath + G. ektome, excision] chemical s. destruction of the periareterial sympathet … Medical dictionary
tympanosympathectomy — tym·pa·no·sym·pa·thec·to·my .tim pə nō .sim pə thek tə mē n, pl mies surgical excision of the tympanic plexus for relief of tinnitus … Medical dictionary
gangliosympathectomy — gan·glio·sym·pa·thec·to·my (gang″le o sim″pə thekґtə me) excision of a sympathetic ganglion … Medical dictionary
mize — ad·re·nal·ec·to·mize; al·che·mize; amal·ga·mize; anath·e·mize; anat·o·mize; as·tron·o·mize; au·tot·o·mize; big·a·mize; chro·mize; cin·e·mize; co·los·to·mize; cra·ni·ec·to·mize; di·chot·o·mize; dy·na·mize; econ·o·mize; epit·o·mize; eu·phe·mize;… … English syllables
a cutting out]