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HYPOPHYSECTOMIZED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hypophysectomized mean?
• HYPOPHYSECTOMIZED (adjective)
The adjective HYPOPHYSECTOMIZED has 1 sense:
1. having the pituitary gland removed by surgery
Familiarity information: HYPOPHYSECTOMIZED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HYPOPHYSECTOMIZED (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the pituitary gland removed by surgery
Classified under:
Participial adjectives
Synonyms:
hypophysectomised; hypophysectomized
Context example:
hypophysectomized tadpoles
Participle:
hypophysectomize (remove the pituitary glands)
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