noun
surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
• Syn: ↑adrenalectomy
• Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision
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\\ˌsüprəˌrēnəlˈektəmē\ noun (-es)Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary suprarenal (II) + -ectomy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.