- hy|poph|y|sec|to|my
- hy|poph|y|sec|to|my «hy POF uh SEHK tuh mee, hih-», noun, plural -mies.the removal of the pituitary gland by surgery.
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hy|poph|y|sec|to|mize — «hy PROF uh SEHK tuh myz, hih », transitive verb, mized, miz|ing. to remove the pituitary gland of: »hypophysectomized rats … Useful english dictionary
poph — ad·e·no·hy·poph·y·sis; al·pha hy·poph·a·mine; an·a·poph·y·sis; an·te·hy·poph·y·sis; an·thro·poph·a·gite; an·thro·poph·a·gous; an·thro·poph·a·gus; an·thro·poph·a·gy; an·thro·poph·u·ism; car·poph·a·gous; hip·poph·aë; hip·poph·a·gism;… … English syllables
hypophysectomy — hy·poph·y·sec·to·my … English syllables
y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… … English syllables
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
mize — ad·re·nal·ec·to·mize; al·che·mize; amal·ga·mize; anath·e·mize; anat·o·mize; as·tron·o·mize; au·tot·o·mize; big·a·mize; chro·mize; cin·e·mize; co·los·to·mize; cra·ni·ec·to·mize; di·chot·o·mize; dy·na·mize; econ·o·mize; epit·o·mize; eu·phe·mize;… … English syllables
hypophysectomy — Surgical removal of the hypophysis or pituitary gland. * * * hy·poph·y·sec·to·my mē n, pl mies surgical removal of the pituitary gland * * * n. the surgical removal or destruction of the pituitary gland (hypophysis) in the brain. The operation… … Medical dictionary
adenohypophysectomy — ad·e·no·hy·poph·y·sec·to·my (ad″ə no hi pof″ĭ sekґtə me) excision or ablation of the adenohypophysis … Medical dictionary
hypophysectomize — hy·poph·y·sec·to·mize … English syllables
hypophysectomy — hy•poph•y•sec•to•my [[t]haɪˌpɒf əˈsɛk tə mi, hɪ [/t]] n. pl. mies srg surgical excision of the pituitary gland • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
