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) ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012