gangliectomyn.
/ˌɡaŋɡlɪˈɛktəmi/, U.S. /ˌɡæŋɡliˈɛktəmi/ Surgery.
= ganglionectomy n. (in either sense).
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neurotomy1704
nerve-cutting1831
neurectomy1857
sympathectomy1900
gangliectomy1901
ganglionectomy1901
vagotomy1906
rhizotomy1910
phrenicotomy1913
cordotomy1923
ramisection1924
ramisectomy1924
phrenicectomy1926
1901 St. Louis Med. Rev. 9 Feb. 97/2 If proper neurotic treatment is kept up after resection I do not believe gangliectomy would ever be necessary.
1977 Exper. Neurol. 55 455 Experiments in animals with superior cervical gangliectomies will establish this point eventually.
2005 W. Geissler Wrist Arthroscopy xviii.143/1 The primary complication to arthroscopic gangliectomy is potential recurrence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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