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HYPOPHYSECTOMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hypophysectomy mean?
• HYPOPHYSECTOMY (noun)
The noun HYPOPHYSECTOMY has 1 sense:
1. surgical removal of the pituitary gland
Familiarity information: HYPOPHYSECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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