hypophysectomised

Thân thiện

A scientist observes a hypophysectomised tadpole in a laboratory dish.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having the pituitary gland removed by surgery
   • hypophysectomized tadpoles

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