hypophysectomize

Thân thiện

The veterinarian must hypophysectomize the lab rat for the endocrine study.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To remove the pituitary gland(s): This is a medical term meaning to perform a surgical operation to excise the pituitary gland (hypophysis).

Usage

• This verb is used in medical and biological contexts, specifically to describe a surgical procedure.
• It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (e.g., to hypophysectomize an animal or patient).
• The term is highly technical and is not used in everyday conversation.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The research protocol required them to hypophysectomize the rats to study the effects of growth hormone deficiency.
  • In some cases of pituitary tumors, it may be necessary to hypophysectomize the patient.

Advanced Usage

• "Hypophysectomized" (Adjective/Past Participle): Describes an organism that has undergone this procedure.
  • The hypophysectomized mice were used as a control group in the hormone study.

Variants and Related Words

• Hypophysectomy (n): The noun form referring to the surgical operation itself.
  • The patient underwent a hypophysectomy to remove the tumor.
• Hypophysectomised (adj): An alternative spelling, chiefly British English, for 'hypophysectomized'.

Synonyms

• Pituitary ablation: A more general term for the destruction or removal of the pituitary gland, which can include methods other than surgery (e.g., radiation).

Học thuật

Verb

1. remove the pituitary glands

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• hypophysectomise