Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hypophysectomize

1 sense of hypophysectomize

Sense 1
hypophysectomize, hypophysectomise -- (remove the pituitary glands)
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")

Similarity of adj hypophysectomized

1 sense of hypophysectomized

Sense 1
hypophysectomized, hypophysectomised -- (having the pituitary gland removed by surgery; "hypophysectomized tadpoles")
       Participle of verb hypophysectomize (Sense 1)
      => hypophysectomize, hypophysectomise -- (remove the pituitary glands)
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")