hypophysectomize

verb

To perform hypophysectomy on.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person hypophysectomizes · participle present hypophysectomizing · participle past hypophysectomized · past hypophysectomized

  1. transitiveTo perform hypophysectomy on.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbremove the pituitary glands

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Broader
removetaketake away

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hypophysectomy + -ize.

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APA

hypophysectomize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypophysectomize

MLA

“hypophysectomize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypophysectomize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypophysectomize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypophysectomize.

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