hypophysectomised

A highly specialized and obsolete adjective describing a person or animal that has undergone a hypophysectomy (surgical removal of the pituitary gland).

• 🇫🇷Adjectif très spécialisé et rare, décrivant une personne ou un animal ayant subi une hypophysectomie (ablation chirurgicale de l'hypophyse).

1. Having the pituitary gland removed C2 formal medical

   Describes an organism that has undergone a surgical procedure to remove the pituitary gland.

   • The hypophysectomised rat was used in the endocrinology study.
   • Researchers observed changes in growth patterns in hypophysectomised subjects.
   • The effects of hormone therapy were tested on hypophysectomised animals.

   🇫🇷hypophysectomisé

   Synonymes: hypophysectomized

A verb used to indicate the act of surgically removing the pituitary gland (hypophysis).

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de retirer chirurgicalement l'hypophyse.

1. Remove the pituitary gland C2 formal medical

   To surgically remove the pituitary gland, typically for medical research or treatment.

   • The surgeon had to hypophysectomise the patient to treat the tumor.
   • In the experiment, the researchers hypophysectomised the rats to study hormone effects.
   • Hypophysectomising the subject allowed the team to observe changes in growth patterns.

   🇫🇷Hypophysectomiser

• hypophysectomised past participle
• hypophysectomised past simple
• hypophysectomising present participle
• hypophysectomises third person singular