hypophysial /hy·po·phys·i·al/ (hi″po-fiz´e-al) pertaining to the hypophysis.
hy·poph·y·si·al or hy·poph·y·se·al (h -p f  -s   l, -z-, hp-fz-l)adj. Of or relating to a pituitary gland. |
hypophysial
see hypophyseal.
hypophyseal, hypophysial
pertaining to the hypophysis (pituitary).
hypophyseal base
the pars tuberalis and the infundibular stalk of the pituitary gland.
hypophyseal portal system
the vascular anatomy of the pituitary gland which provides the route for hypothalamic regulating hormones to enter and control the secretion of the adenohypophyseal hormones.
hypophyseal system
the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland and the hypophyseoportal circulation.
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