adrenalectomize

transitive verb

ad·​re·​nal·​ec·​to·​mize

ə-ˌdrē-nə-ˈlek-tə-ˌmīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: to excise the adrenal glands of

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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