noun
pl. -·ses· pituitary gland
Origin of hypophysis
Modern Latin from Gr, undergrowth, process from hypophyein from hypo-, under + phyein, to grow: see behypophysis
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hypophysis
noun
pl. hy·poph·y·ses, See pituitary gland.
Origin of hypophysis
New Latin from Greek hupophusis attachment underneath from hupophuein to grow up beneath hupo- hypo- phuein to make grow ; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- hy·poph′y·si′al hy·poph′y·se′al
adjective
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Noun
(plural hypophyses)
- (anatomy) The pituitary gland.
- (botany) The top cell of the suspensor in a dicot embryo, which will differentiate to form part of the root cap.
Origin
From Greek ὑπό (hypo, “under”) + φύσις (physis, “nature”), from φύω (phyō, “to bring forth”).
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hypophysis - Medical Definition
n.
pl. hypophyses (-sēz′)See pituitary gland
Related Forms:
- hy·poph′y·si′al hy·poph′y·se′al (hī-pŏf′ĭ-sē′əl, -zē′-, hī′pə-fĭz′ē-əl)
adj.
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