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hypophysectomy
[ hahy-pof-uh-sek-tuh-mee, hi- ]
noun
, Surgery.
, plural hy·poph·y·sec·to·mies.
- 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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