Lumbar sympathectomy, which refers to sympathectomy that involves ganglia in the lower back, and cervicodorsal sympathectomy, which refers to sympathectomy that involves ganglia in the neck, are also performed for certain disorders.
Ministry to the Sick and Dying is a valuable tool for pastors, elders, deacons, Sunday school teachers and laity involved in this ministry. Information is given on diseases, such as AIDS/HIV and Cancer. The book also has a wealth of information on end-of-life issues and final decisions.
1 anointing of the sick-The Catholic sacrament in which a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation. 2  decumbiture-The act of going to bed when sick. 3  ill-Originally meant not sick but bad, and was borrowed from Old Norse illr; the sense of sick arrived in the 15th century.