verb
- to surgically remove the pineal gland
Usage: medical/scientific; transitive verb
Examples
- Researchers pinealectomized the laboratory rats to study the effects of melatonin removal.
- The scientists decided to pinealectomize the experimental group to observe circadian rhythm changes.
- After they pinealectomized the animals, hormone levels were monitored closely.
- To test the hypothesis, the team pinealectomized several mice and compared them to controls.