Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
hypophysectomy
hy·poph·y·sec·to·my [ hahy-pof-uh-sek-tuh-mee, hi- ]
Subclass of:
Endocrine Surgical Procedures; Neurosurgical Procedures
Definitions related to hypophysectomy:
  • Surgical removal of part or all of the pituitary gland.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Surgical removal or chemical destruction of the hypophysis, or pituitary gland.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Surgical removal or destruction of the hypophysis, or pituitary gland. (Dorland, 28th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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