HYPOPHYSIS


Meaning of HYPOPHYSIS in English

n. (pl. hypophyses) Anat. = pituitary gland. hypophyseal adj. (also -physial).

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

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