hypophysis /hy·poph·y·sis/ (hi-pof´ĭ-sis) [Gr.] pituitary gland.
hypophysis
hypophysis,
hypophysis
hypophysis ce´rebri pituitary gland.
pharyngeal hypophysis a mass in the pharyngeal wall with structure similar to that of the pituitary gland.
hy·poph·y·sis (h -p f  -ss)n. pl. hy·poph·y·ses (-s  z ) See pituitary gland. |
hypophysis
[hīpof′isis]
Etymology: Gk, hypo, under, phyein, to grow
the pituitary body (gland). The anterior lobe is sometimes identified as the adenohypophysis and the posterior lobe as the neurohypophysis.
hypophysis,
n See gland, pituitary.
hypophysis
pl. hypophyses [Gr.] see pituitary.
hypophysis cerebri
hypophysis.
hypophysis sicca
posterior pituitary.
hypophysis
Pituitary gland Anatomy The pea-sized powerhouse at the base of the brain which orchestrates the endocrine symphony, saddled in the sella turcica and attached by a stalk to the hypothalamus–which controls pituitary function.
Cf Hypothalamus.
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