gangliectomy Surg.
(gæŋglɪˈɛktəmɪ)
[f. ganglion + -ectomy.]
= ganglionectomy.
1903 Alienist & Neurol. Feb. 20 That great operation on the nervous system, trigeminal gangliectomy. 1970 Excerpta Med. Ser. IX XXIV. 642/1 Lumbar gangliectomy for obliterative diseases in a stage of destruction was performed on 92 patients. |