HYPOPHYSIS


Meaning of HYPOPHYSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hī-ˈpä-fə-səs ]

noun

( plural hy·poph·y·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, attachment underneath, from hypophyein to grow beneath, from hypo- + phyein to grow, produce — more at be

Date: 1825

: pituitary gland

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