hypophysectomize (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *hypophysectomize*:
VERB	change	hypophysectomize, hypophysectomise	remove the pituitary glands

English > *hypophysectomize*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	Remove the pituitary glands.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonym	hypophysectomise
Category	operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process	A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw	Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Spanish	hipofisectomizar
Catalan	hipofisectomitzar
Participle	hypophysectomized	having the pituitary gland removed by surgery
Nouns	hypophysectomy	surgical removal of the pituitary gland

HyperDic: hypophysectomize