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    HYPOPHYSECTOMY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Surgical removal of the pituitary glandplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("hypophysectomy" is a kind of...):

    ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)

    Derivation:

    hypophysectomise; hypophysectomize (remove the pituitary glands)

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