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hypophysis

noun
hy·​poph·​y·​sis | \ hÄ«-ˈpä-fÉ™-sÉ™s How to pronounce hypophysis (audio) \
plural hypophyses\ hÄ«-​ˈpä-​fÉ™-​ËŒsÄ“z How to pronounce hypophyses (audio) \

Definition of hypophysis

: pituitary gland

First Known Use of hypophysis

1825, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for hypophysis

borrowed from New Latin (short for hypophysis cerebrī, literally, "outgrowth of the brain"), borrowed from Greek hypóphysis "attachment underneath," from hypophýesthai "to grow up below or in place of" (from hypo- hypo- + phýesthai "to grow, spring up, be born," middle voice of phýein "to bring forth, produce") + -sis, suffix forming nouns of action or process — more at be

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hypophysis

noun
hy·​poph·​y·​sis | \ hÄ«-ˈpäf-É™-sÉ™s How to pronounce hypophysis (audio) \
plural hypophyses\ -​ËŒsÄ“z How to pronounce hypophyses (audio) \

Medical Definition of hypophysis

: pituitary gland

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