- hypophysectomize
- transitive verb (-mized; -mizing) Date: 1910 to remove the pituitary gland from
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hypophysectomize — To remove the pituitary gland. * * * hy·poph·y·sec·to·mize or chiefly Brit hy·poph·y·sec·to·mise (.)hī .päf ə sek tə .mīz vt, mized or chiefly Brit mised; miz·ing or chiefly Brit mis·ing to remove the pituitary gland from * * *… … Medical dictionary
hypophysectomize — v. surgically remove the pituitary gland (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
hypophysectomize — hy·poph·y·sec·to·mize … English syllables
hypophysectomize — verb remove the pituitary glands • Syn: ↑hypophysectomise • Derivationally related forms: ↑hypophysectomy (for: ↑hypophysectomise), ↑hypophysectomy • Topics: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hypophysectomise — verb remove the pituitary glands • Syn: ↑hypophysectomize • Derivationally related forms: ↑hypophysectomy, ↑hypophysectomy (for: ↑hypophysectomize) • Topics: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hypophysectomised — adjective having the pituitary gland removed by surgery (Freq. 1) hypophysectomized tadpoles • Syn: ↑hypophysectomized • Participle of verb: ↑hypophysectomise, ↑hypophysectomize (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hypophysectomized — adjective having the pituitary gland removed by surgery hypophysectomized tadpoles • Syn: ↑hypophysectomised • Participle of verb: ↑hypophysectomise (for: ↑hypophysectomised), ↑hypophysectomize … Useful english dictionary
hypophysectomy — noun surgical removal of the pituitary gland • Derivationally related forms: ↑hypophysectomize, ↑hypophysectomise • Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision … Useful english dictionary
surgical operation — noun a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available he died while undergoing surgery • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
surgical procedure — noun a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available he died while undergoing surgery • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
