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hypophysectomize

hypophysectomize verb: to perform hypophysectomy on.

Verb

hypophysectomize (third-person singular simple present hypophysectomizes, present participle hypophysectomizing, simple past and past participle hypophysectomized)

  1. (transitive) To perform hypophysectomy on.

Forms of hypophysectomize

third-person singular presenthypophysectomizes
present participlehypophysectomizing
past participlehypophysectomized
pasthypophysectomized

Origin of hypophysectomize

From hypophysectomy + -ize.

Questions about hypophysectomize

What does hypophysectomize mean?
Hypophysectomize means to perform hypophysectomy on.
What part of speech is hypophysectomize?
Hypophysectomize is a verb.
What is the past tense of hypophysectomize?
The past tense of hypophysectomize is hypophysectomized.

Words near hypophysectomize in the dictionary

  1. hypophylls
  2. hypophyseal
  3. hypophysectomies
  4. hypophysectomise
  5. hypophysectomised
  6. hypophysectomize
  7. hypophysectomized
  8. hypophysectomizes
  9. hypophysectomizing
  10. hypophysectomy
  11. hypophyseotropic

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