medullectomy
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med·ul·lec·to·my .med-əl-'ek-tə-mē, .mej-ə-'lek- n,
pl -mies surgical excision of a medulla (
as of the adrenal glands)
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med·ul·lec·to·my (med″ə-lekґtə-me) [medull- + -ectomy] excision of a medulla, such as the adrenal medulla.
Medical dictionary.
2011.