hypophysectomize

Questions about hypophysectomize

What does hypophysectomize mean?

hypophysectomize means "remove the pituitary glands".

How many syllables are in hypophysectomize?

hypophysectomize has 6 syllables: hy-po-phy-sec-to-mize. The stress falls on "sec".

What is another word for hypophysectomize?

Close synonyms include hypophysectomise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hypophysectomize a common word?

hypophysectomize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.