1) Surgical excision of a gland 2) Surgical removal procedure 
Adenectomy, from the Greek aden (gland), and ektomē (to remove), is a surgical removal of all or part of a gland.{Page needed|date=August 2013} ...
<procedure, surgery> The surgical removal of all or part of a gland. ... (27 Sep 1997) ... 
(ad″ә-nek´tә-me) surgical excision of a gland.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ad′ĕ-nek′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Excision of a gland.
adenectomy, adenectomies The surgical excision or removal of all or part of a gland.
surgical excision of a gland.