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n.
the surgical removal of an adrenal glands, usually performed because of neoplastic disease.
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ad·re·nal·ec·to·my (ə-dre″nəl-ekґtə-me) [adrenal + -ectomy] excision of one (unilateral adrenalectomy) or both (bilateral adrenalectomy) adrenal glands; called also suprarenalectomy.Medical dictionary. 2011.