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hypophysectomy

hypophysectomy noun: the surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland).

Noun

hypophysectomy (countable and uncountable, plural hypophysectomies)

  1. The surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland).

hypophysectomy meaning in Tamil

hypophysectomy in Tamil

கீழுள்ளவளரியகற்றல், அடிவளரியெடுப்பு

Forms of hypophysectomy

pluralhypophysectomies

Origin of hypophysectomy

From hypophysis + -ectomy.

Words formed from hypophysectomy

Words that rhyme with hypophysectomy

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Questions about hypophysectomy

What does hypophysectomy mean?
Hypophysectomy means the surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland).
What is hypophysectomy in Tamil?
Hypophysectomy in Tamil is கீழுள்ளவளரியகற்றல், அடிவளரியெடுப்பு. See Hypophysectomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hypophysectomy?
Hypophysectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of hypophysectomy?
The plural of hypophysectomy is hypophysectomies.

Words near hypophysectomy in the dictionary

  1. hypophysectomised
  2. hypophysectomize
  3. hypophysectomized
  4. hypophysectomizes
  5. hypophysectomizing
  6. hypophysectomy
  7. hypophyseotropic
  8. hypophyses
  9. hypophysial
  10. hypophysiological
  11. hypophysiotrophic

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