HYPOPHYSECTOMY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Surgical removal of the pituitary gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("hypophysectomy" is a kind of...):

ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)

Derivation:

hypophysectomise; hypophysectomize (remove the pituitary glands)

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