hypophysectomy

[ hahy-pof-uh-sek-tuh-mee, hi- ]

/ haɪˌpɒf əˈsɛk tə mi, hɪ- /

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noun, plural hy·poph·y·sec·to·mies.Surgery.

excision of the pituitary gland.

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Origin of hypophysectomy

First recorded in 1905–10; hypophys(is) + -ectomy

Words nearby hypophysectomy

hypophosphorous, hypophosphorous acid, hypophrygian mode, hypophyge, hypophyllous, hypophysectomy, hypophysis, hypopiesis, hypopituitarism, hypoplasia, hypoploid