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Hypophysis
is always a great word to know.
So is gland. Does it mean:
| a group of cells or organ producing a secretion or selectively removing, altering or concentrating materials from blood for elimination from the body |
| either one of the second pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the retina to the brain |
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World English Dictionary
| hypophysis (haɪˈpɒfɪsɪs) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| the technical name for pituitary gland | |
| [C18: from Greek: outgrowth, from | |
| hypophyseal | |
| —adj | |
| hypophysial | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
hypophysis hy·poph·y·sis (hī-pŏf'ĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. hy·poph·y·ses (-sēz')
See pituitary gland.
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