immunosympathectomy
noun
im·mu·no·sym·pa·thec·to·my
-ˌsim-pə-ˈthek-tə-mē
plural immunosympathectomies
: 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
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