To surgically remove one or both of the adrenal glands.
From 'adrenal' (near the kidney) + '-ectomy' (surgical removal) + '-ize' (verb suffix). A medical verb created from anatomical and surgical terminology.
Scientists have historically adrenalectomized lab animals to study what happens without adrenal hormones, which taught us that cortisol and adrenaline are absolutely essential for survival.
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