Adrenalectomy

/ˌædrɪnəlˈɛktəmi/ noun

A surgical procedure in which one or both adrenal glands are removed.

From Latin 'adrenalis' (near the kidney, from 'ad-' + 'renalis') + Greek '-ectomy' (surgical removal). A 20th-century medical term combining Latin and Greek elements.

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