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hypophysis

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hy=poph=y=sis

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun hypophysis has 1 sense

hypophysis(n = noun.body) pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland - the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain; Array

is a kind of ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine gland

has parts: hypophyseal stalk, adenohypophysis, anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland

is a part of betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon

Derived forms adjective hypophyseal₁, adjective hypophysial₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

hypophysis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. under + nature, origin.].

See Pituitary body, under Pituitary. [1913 Webster]
Cataract. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

hypophysis, n. (pl. hypophyses) Anat. = pituitary gland.

Derivative

hypophyseal adj. (also -physial).

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk hupophusis offshoot (as HYPO-, phusis growth)

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