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splanchnicectomy

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splanchnicectomy /splanch·ni·cec·to·my/ (splangk″nĭ-sek´tah-me) resection of one or more of the splanchnic nerves for the treatment of hypertension or intractable pain.
splanch·ni·cec·to·my (splngkn-skt-m)
n.
Surgical resection of the splanchnic nerves and usually of the celiac ganglion.

splanchnicectomy [splangk″nĭ-sek´tah-me]
excision of part of the greater splanchnic nerve.


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