noun
- Surgical removal of the pituitary gland.
Usage: medical; technical
Examples
- The patient underwent hypophysectomy to treat a pituitary tumor.
- Hypophysectomy is sometimes used as a treatment for certain hormone-dependent cancers.
- After the hypophysectomy, the patient required hormone replacement therapy.
- The surgeon performed a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy through the nasal cavity.
- Hypophysectomy can result in permanent changes to the body's hormone levels.