— hypophyseal, hypophysial /huy pof'euh see"euhl, -zee"-, hi-/ , adj.
/huy pof"euh sis, hi-/ , n. , pl. hypophyses /-seez'/ . Anat.
See pituitary gland .
[ 1700-10; hypóphysis outgrowth (from below), equiv. to hypophý ( ein ) to grow beneath ( hypo- HYPO- + phýein to grow, BE) + -sis -SIS ]