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suprarenalectomyenUK ThesaurusNoun | 1. suprarenalectomy - surgical removal of one or both adrenal glandsadrenalectomyablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue | EncyclopediaSeeadrenalectomysuprarenalectomyenUK
adrenalectomy [ah-dre″nah-lek´tah-me] surgical excision of an adrenal gland, done when a disorder of the adrenal gland, such as cushing's syndrome, pheochromocytoma, or adrenal adenoma or carcinoma causes an overproduction of adrenal hormones. In some instances of severe Cushing's syndrome, total bilateral adrenalectomy is done.suprarenalectomy (so͞o′prə-rē′nə-lĕk′tə-mē)n. See adrenalectomy.suprarenalectomyS24-918220 (soo?pra-re?nal-ek'to-me) [? + ? + Gr. ektome, excision] Adrenalectomy.suprarenalectomyenUK
Synonyms for suprarenalectomynoun surgical removal of one or both adrenal glandsSynonymsRelated Words- ablation
- cutting out
- extirpation
- excision
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