hypophysis

[ hahy-pof-uh-sis, hi- ]
/ haɪˈpɒf ə sɪs, hɪ- /

noun, plural hy·poph·y·ses [hahy-pof-uh-seez, hi-] /haɪˈpɒf əˌsiz, hɪ-/. Anatomy.

pituitary gland.

Origin of hypophysis

1700–10; < Greek hypóphysis outgrowth (from below), equivalent to hypophȳ́(ein) to grow beneath ( hypo- hypo- + phȳ́ein to grow, be) + -sis -sis

OTHER WORDS FROM hypophysis

hy·poph·y·se·al, hy·poph·y·si·al [hahy-pof-uh-see-uh l, -zee-, hi-] /haɪˌpɒf əˈsi əl, -ˈzi-, hɪ-/, adjective

Words nearby hypophysis

hypophysial, hypophysial cachexia, hypophysial fossa, hypophysioprivic, hypophysiotropic, hypophysis, hypophysitis, hypopiesis, hypopituitarism, hypoplasia, hypoplastic anemia

Example sentences from the Web for hypophysial

  • Recently, in 1893, Kupffer has also put forward the view that the hypophysial opening is the palostoma.

    The Origin of Vertebrates |Walter Holbrook Gaskell

  • Beard therefore called this opening of the hypophysial tube the old mouth, or palostoma.

    The Origin of Vertebrates |Walter Holbrook Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for hypophysial

hypophysis
/ (haɪˈpɒfɪsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

the technical name for pituitary gland

Derived forms of hypophysis

hypophyseal or hypophysial (ˌhaɪpəˈfɪzɪəl, haɪˌpɒfɪˈsɪəl), adjective

Word Origin for hypophysis

C18: from Greek: outgrowth, from hypo- + phuein to grow

Medical definitions for hypophysial (1 of 2)

hypophysial

adj.

Of or relating to a pituitary gland.

Medical definitions for hypophysial (2 of 2)

hypophysis
[ hī-pŏf′ĭ-sĭs ]

n. pl. hy•poph•y•ses (-sēz′)

pituitary gland