phrenicectomy
/ˌfrɛnɪˈsɛktəmi/Surgery
noun
Surgical resection of part of a phrenic nerve, carried out to paralyse the corresponding half of the diaphragm; an instance of this.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in The Lancet. From phrenico- + -ectomy. Compare French phrénicectomie, Portuguese frenicectomia.
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