HYPOPHYSECTOMY

hypophysectomy

(noun) surgical removal of the pituitary gland

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hypophysectomy (plural hypophysectomies)

(surgery) the surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland)

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.

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