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hypophyseal

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hy·poph·y·sis  (h-pf-ss)
n. pl. hy·poph·y·ses (-sz)
See pituitary gland.
[New Latin, from Greek hupophusis, attachment underneath, from hupophuein, to grow up beneath : hupo-, hypo- + phuein, to make grow; see bheu- in Indo-European roots.]
hy·pophy·sial, hy·pophy·seal (h-pf-sl, -z-, hp-fz-l) adj.
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Adj.1.hypophyseal - of or relating to the hypophysis
hypophysial


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