hypophysectomy

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

noun

, Surgery.

, plural hy·poph·y·sec·to·mies.

1. excision of the pituitary gland.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypophysectomy¹

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