hy·poph·y·sis (h -p f  -ss)n. pl. hy·poph·y·ses (-s  z ) 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·poph y·sial, hy·pophy·seal (h-pf-sl, -z-, hp-fz-l) adj. |
hypophysis [haɪˈpɒfɪsɪs]
n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the technical name for pituitary gland
[from Greek: outgrowth, from hypo- + phuein to grow]
hypophyseal , hypophysial [ˌhaɪpəˈfɪzɪəl haɪˌpɒfɪˈsɪəl] adj
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| Noun | 1. |  hypophysis - the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brainductless gland, endocrine gland, endocrine - any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream hypophyseal stalk - the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus adenohypophysis, anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland - the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature neurohypophysis, pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland - the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon - the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon |
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