Usually means: Surgical removal of the pituitary gland.
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  1. hypophysectomy: Merriam-Webster
  2. hypophysectomy: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hypophysectomy: Vocabulary.com
  4. hypophysectomy: Wiktionary
  5. hypophysectomy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. hypophysectomy: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. hypophysectomy: Dictionary.com
  8. Hypophysectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. hypophysectomy: Rhymezone
  10. hypophysectomy: FreeDictionary.org
  11. hypophysectomy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. hypophysectomy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. hypophysectomy: Encyclopedia

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  1. hypophysectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  5. hypophysectomy: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hypophysectomy)

▸ noun:  (surgery) The surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland).

Similar:
adenohypophysectomy, hypothalamectomy, hypothalamotomy, hypophysis, diaphysectomy, amygdalohippocampectomy, hemithyroidectomy, hippocampectomy, thyroparathyroidectomy, posthypophysis, more...

Phrases:
chemical hypophysectomy, more...

Adjectives:
total, surgical, transsphenoidal, partial, complete, fetal, sphenoidal, experimental, transphenoidal, transfrontal, medical

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Similar:
adenohypophysectomy, hypothalamectomy, hypothalamotomy, hypophysis, diaphysectomy, amygdalohippocampectomy, hemithyroidectomy, hippocampectomy, thyroparathyroidectomy, posthypophysis, more...

Phrases:
chemical hypophysectomy, more...

Adjectives:
total, surgical, transsphenoidal, partial, complete, fetal, sphenoidal, experimental, transphenoidal, transfrontal, medical



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