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noun, feminine

hipófisis

/iˈpofisis/

noun, feminine/iˈpofisis/plural: hipófisis

hypophysis

Synonyms: glándula pituitaria

Related: adenohipófisis, hipofisario, neurohipófisis

From Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”), from φύω (phúō, “to bring forth”).