splanchnicectomy

splanchnicectomy
Resection of the splanchnic nerves and usually of the celiac ganglion as well. [splanchni- + G. ektome, excision]

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splanch·ni·cec·to·my .splaŋk-nə-'sek-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical excision of a segment of one or more splanchnic nerves to relieve hypertension

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splanch·ni·cec·to·my (splank″nĭ-sekґtə-me) [splanchnic + -ectomy] resection of one or more of the splanchnic nerves for the treatment of hypertension or intractable pain.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • splanchnicectomy — n. surgical removal of one or more of the splanchnic nerves (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • splanchnicectomy — splanch·ni·cec·to·my …   English syllables

  • splanchnicectomy — ˌ ̷ ̷nəˈsektəmē noun ( es) Etymology: splanchnic + ectomy : excision of a segment of one or more splanchnic nerves to relieve hypertension …   Useful english dictionary

  • splanchnicotomy — Section of a splanchnic nerve or nerves, a surgical procedure formerly used in the treatment of hypertension. [splanchni + G. tome, incision] * * * splanch·ni·cot·o·my .splaŋk nə kät ə mē n, pl …   Medical dictionary

  • σπλαγχνικεκτομή — και σπλαγχνικεκτομία, η, Ν ιατρ. εγχειρητική διακοπή τών σπλαγχνικών νεύρων, κάτω από το διάφραγμα. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. splanchnicectomy (< σπλάγχνα + εκτομή)] …   Dictionary of Greek

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