phrenicoexeresis

phren·i·cec·to·my

(fren'i-sek'tŏ-mē), Exsection of a portion of the phrenic nerve, to prevent reunion such as may follow phrenicotomy. Synonym(s): phrenectomy, phrenicoexeresis, phreniconeurectomy [phreni- + G. ektomē, excision]

phrenicoexeresis

An obsolete, potentially contradictory term for:
(1) Excision of the phrenic nerve; phreniconeurectomy; 
(2) Avulsion of the phrenic nerve.

phren·i·cec·to·my

, phrenectomy , phreniconeurectomy (fren'i-sek'tŏ-mē, -ektŏ-mē, -i-kō-nūr-ektŏ-mē) Excision of a portion of the phrenic nerve, to prevent reunion such as may follow phrenicotomy.
Synonym(s): phrenicoexeresis. [phreni- + G. ektomē, excision]