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hypophysis

 
Dictionary: hy·poph·y·sis   (hī-pŏf'ĭ-sĭs) pronunciation
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n., pl., -ses (-sēz').
See pituitary gland.

[New Latin, from Greek hupophusis, attachment underneath, from hupophuein, to grow up beneath : hupo-, hypo- + phuein, to make grow.]

hypophysial hy·poph'y·si'al or hy·poph'y·se'al (hī-pŏf'ĭ-sē'əl, -zē'-, hī'pə-fĭz'ē-əl) adj.

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Pl. hypophyses [Gr.] see pituitary.

  • h. cerebri — hypophysis.
  • h. sicca — posterior pituitary.
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
  Synonyms: pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more
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