hypophysectomised
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having undergone surgical removal of the pituitary gland: Describes a state or condition resulting from a hypophysectomy, the surgical procedure to remove the pituitary gland.
Usage
- The term is used in medical, biological, and research contexts to describe an organism (often an animal in experimental studies) from which the pituitary gland has been surgically excised.
- It is typically used attributively (before a noun) to modify the subject that has undergone the procedure.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The hypophysectomised rats were used to study growth hormone deficiency.
- Researchers observed the effects on metabolism in the hypophysectomised group.
Advanced Usage
- Scientific Reporting: The term is standard in scientific literature to specify the experimental condition of test subjects.
- The study compared hormone levels in hypophysectomised and control mice.
Variants and Related Words
- Hypophysectomized (adj): The preferred spelling in American English. It has the same meaning.
- Hypophysectomy (n): The name of the surgical operation itself.
- The animal underwent a hypophysectomy.
- Hypophysectomise / Hypophysectomize (v): The verb form meaning to perform this surgery.
- The team will hypophysectomize the frogs for the experiment.
Synonyms
- Pituitary-ablated: A more technical synonym indicating the gland has been removed or destroyed.
- (Surgically) pituitary-deficient: Describing the resulting condition of lacking the pituitary gland due to surgery.
Notes on Meaning
- The term specifically denotes the surgical origin of the pituitary gland's absence. It is not used for congenital absence or non-surgical destruction of the gland.
- It implies a controlled, experimental, or therapeutic medical intervention.
Adjective
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having the pituitary gland removed by surgery
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hypophysectomized tadpoles
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