Category: S
-
Sympathicotripsy
The crushing of a sympathetic ganglion.
-
Sympathicopathy
A disease or disordered function caused by a malfunction of the autonomic nervous system.
-
Sympathetic plexus
One of the plexuses formed at intervals by the sympathetic nerves and ganglia.
-
Sympatheticotonia
A condition marked by excessive tone of the sympathetic nervous system with unusually high blood pressure, fine tremor of the hands, and insomnia; the opposite of vagotonia. It may be present in thyrotoxic patients.
-
Sympathetic ophthalmia
Granulomatous inflammation of the uvea (choroid, ciliary body, and iris) as a complication of penetrating injury. Similar inflammation can occur in the unaffected eye (sympathizing eye).
-
Sympatheticopathy
Any condition resulting from a disorder of the sympathetic nervous system.
-
Sympatheticoparalytic
Resulting from paralysis of the sympathetic nervous system. Resulting from the paralysis of sympathetic nerves.
-
Sympatheoneuritis
An inflammation of the sympathetic nerve.
-
Syme’s operation
Amputation of the foot at the ankle joint with removal of the malleoli.
-
Symbrachydactyly
The webbing of abnormally short fingers.