hypophysis

noun

hy·poph·y·sis | \ hī-ˈpä-fə-səs

plural hypophyses\ hī-ˈpä-fə-ˌsēz

Definition of hypophysis

: pituitary gland

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 | \ hī-ˈpäf-ə-səs

plural hypophyses\ -ˌsēz

Medical Definition of hypophysis

: pituitary gland

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