hypophysis

(hī päf′ə sis, hi-)

noun pl. hypophyses

pituitary gland

Origin: ModL < Gr, undergrowth, process < hypophyein < hypo-, under + phyein, to grow: see be

See hypophysis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. hy·poph·y·ses (-sēzˌ)

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Greek hupophusis, attachment underneath

Origin: , from hupophuein, to grow up beneath

Origin: : hupo-, hypo-

Origin: + phuein, to make grow; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

hy·pophˌy·siˈal, hy·pophˌy·seˈal (hī-pŏfˌĭ-sēˈəl, -zēˈ-, hīˌpə-fĭzˈē-əl) adjective

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