Definition of Adrenalectomy

1. Noun. Surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands.

Exact synonyms: Suprarenalectomy
Generic synonyms: Ablation, Cutting Out, Excision, Extirpation

Definition of Adrenalectomy

1. Noun. (surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Adrenalectomy

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Medical Definition of Adrenalectomy

1. Excision of one or both adrenal glands. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adrenalectomy

adrenal medulla
adrenal medullary imaging
adrenal myelolipoma
adrenal rest tumour
adrenal virilism
adrenal virilizing syndrome
adrenal weight factor
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomize
adrenalectomized
adrenalectomizes
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomy (current term)
adrenalin
adrenalin rush
adrenaline
adrenaline oxidase
adrenaline reversal
adrenaline rush
adrenaline rushes
adrenalines
adrenalins
adrenalise
adrenalised
adrenalises
adrenalising
adrenalism

Literary usage of Adrenalectomy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Effects of adrenalectomy on Thyroid Function and Insulin Levels in Obese (ob/ob) ... adrenalectomy reduces the accelerated weight of the ob/ob mouse (16, ..."

2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"Indeed, some authors report that adrenalectomy reduces the acute effects of systemic (Cador et al. 1993) or intra-accumbens (Cools 1991; Cador et al. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The serotonin concentrations were unchanged by adrenalectomy, which suggests that in brainstem the decrease of tryptophan hydroxylase is reflected by the ..."

4. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"(la—138) (la—138) The Effect of adrenalectomy upon the Total Metabolism of the Cat. Joseph C. Aub, Jonathan Forman and Elizabeth M. Bright, Am. /. ..."

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