See Also: hypophysectomy(medicine)
hypophysectomy(dictionary)
hypophysectomy, chemical(medicine)

Naja (iou) and hypophysectomy (iou)


Naja (iou)



Naja noun. M18.
[mod. Latin (see below) from Hindi nag snake.]
A cobra of the genus Naja. Now chiefly as mod. Latin genus name.

hypophysectomy (iou)



hypophysectomy noun. E20.
[formed as HYPOPHYSIOTROPIC + -ECTOMY.]
Surgical removal of the hypophysis; an instance of this.
hypophy'sectomize verb trans. perform hypophysectomy on E20.