pinealectomy
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pinealectomy — noun Date: 1915 surgical removal of the pineal gland • pinealectomize transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
pinealectomy — Removal of the pineal body. [pineal + G. ektome, excision] * * * pi·ne·al·ec·to·my .pī nē ə lek tə mē, pī .nē , .pin ē n, pl mies surgical removal of the pineal gland * * * pin·e·al·ec·to·my (pin″e əl ekґtə me) [pineal body +… … Medical dictionary
pinealectomy — pi·ne·a·lec·to·my … English syllables
pinealectomy — təmē noun ( es) Etymology: pineal (body) + ectomy : surgical removal of the pineal body … Useful english dictionary
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pinealectomize — transitive verb see pinealectomy … New Collegiate Dictionary
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