Hypophysectomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    surgical removal of the pituitary gland wordnet

Etymology

From hypophysis + -ectomy.

Related phrases

pituitary gland

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