hypophysectomy

[ hahy-pof-uh-sek-tuh-mee, hi- ]
/ haɪˌpɒf əˈsɛk tə mi, hɪ- /

noun, plural hy·poph·y·sec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of the pituitary gland.

Origin of hypophysectomy

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

Words nearby hypophysectomy

hypophosphorous, hypophosphorous acid, hypophrygian mode, hypophyge, hypophyllous, hypophysectomy, hypophysial, hypophysial cachexia, hypophysial fossa, hypophysioprivic, hypophysiotropic

Medical definitions for hypophysectomy

hypophysectomy
[ hī-pŏf′ĭ-sĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Excision or destruction of the pituitary gland.