Meaning

2 senses

  1. The pituitary gland.

  2. The top cell of the suspensor in a dicot embryo, which will differentiate to form part of the root cap.

More definitions
  • the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Hypophysitis is an inflammation of the hypophysis.

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  2. A tumor of the hypophysis can cause hypopituitarism.

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπόφυσις (hupóphusis, literally “attachment underneat

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπόφυσις (hupóphusis, literally “attachment underneath”). By surface analysis, hypo- + -physis.

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Forms

plural: hypophyses
Singularhypophysis
Pluralhypophyses

irregular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words
Relatedhypophysialhypophyseal
Derivedadenohypophysisantehypophysishypophysectomyhypophysitisneurohypophysisposthypophysis

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hypocriteC1hypocriticalC1hypodermichypotenusehypothalamushypothermiahypothesisC2
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