Medical Dictionary
immunosympathectomy
noun im·mu·no·sym·pa·thec·to·my \-ˌsim-pə-ˈthek-tə-mē\
plural im·mu·no·sym·pa·thec·to·mies
Medical Definition of IMMUNOSYMPATHECTOMY
: the destruction of neurons of the sympathetic nervous system in newborn laboratory animals (as mice or rats) by the injection of antiserum to nerve growth factor
—im·mu·no·sym·pa·thec·to·mized or chiefly British im·mu·no·sym·pa·thec·to·mised \-ˌmīzd\ adjective
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