hypophysis
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hypophysis /hʌɪˈpɒfɪsɪs/
▶noun (pl. hypophyses /-siːz/) Anatomy technical term for pituitary.
– derivatives
hypophyseal /ˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈfɪzɪəl/ (also hypophysial) adjective.
hypophyseal /ˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈfɪzɪəl/ (also hypophysial) adjective.
– origin C17: mod. L., from Gk hupophusis ‘offshoot’.
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