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a surgical procedure to remove one or both adrenal glands
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The patient underwent an adrenalectomy to remove a tumor from their adrenal gland.
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My friend had to get an adrenalectomy to take out a growth on their adrenal gland.
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They had to go in for an adrenalectomy to get rid of that thing on their adrenal gland.
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Sometimes we need to undergo an adrenalectomy in our lives to remove toxic influences.