Word: Adrenalectomy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century; earliest use found in Detroit Medical Journal. From adrenal + -ectomy
Definition:
Surgical excision of one or both adrenal glands; an instance of this. In later use also: suppression or abolition of the synthesis of adrenal hormone by means of drugs.
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