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ganglionectomy
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ganglionectomy /gan·gli·on·ec·to·my/ (gang″gle-ah-nek´tah-me) excision of a ganglion.
gan·gli·on·ec·to·my (gnggl--nkt-m)
n.
Excision of a ganglion. Also called gangliectomy.

ganglionectomy (gang´lēōnek´tmē),
n the excision of a ganglion.

ganglionectomy
excision of a ganglion; gangliectomy.

ganglionectomy
Neurosurgery Excision of a sensory or autonomic ganglion–eg, dorsal root ganglionectomy, usually to manage treatment refractory pain–eg, from occipital neuralgia Surgery Excision of a ganglion cyst, see there


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