1. removes or destroys the pineal gland surgically or experimentally
Usage: medical/scientific; third-person singular present tense of pinealectomize

Examples

• The researcher pinealectomizes the laboratory mice to study circadian rhythm disruption.
• The surgical procedure pinealectomizes the gland to remove the tumor.
• When the scientist pinealectomizes the animal subjects, melatonin production ceases.
• The experiment pinealectomizes several test groups to compare behavioral outcomes.