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hypophysectomy

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

noun

, Surgery.
, plural hy·poph·y·sec·to·mies.
  1. excision of the pituitary gland.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypophysectomy1

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

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