ADENOHYPOPHYSIS


Meaning of ADENOHYPOPHYSIS in English

-ˌhīˈpäfəsə̇s noun

( plural adenohypophyses -əˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from aden- + hypophysis

: the portion of the pituitary gland that arises from the embryonic pharynx and is predominantly glandular in nature — compare neurohypophysis

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