Gonadectomized

/ɡɒnəˈdɛktəmaɪzd/ adjective

Definition

Having had the gonads surgically removed; describing an organism that has undergone gonadectomy.

Etymology

From gonad plus -ectomize (to surgically remove) plus -ed past tense, meaning 'having undergone gonad removal.'

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Gonadectomized animals in research became the key to understanding how much behavior is hormonal versus learned—neuroscientists could watch personality changes after the procedure!

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