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hypophysis

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10 lettersPronunciation /haɪˈpɒ.fɪ.sɪs/Part of speech nounSorted hhioppssyyStarts with HEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain

Word origin

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

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  • CHAPTER VI / THE DISEASES OF THE HYPOPHYSIS [PITUITARY GLAND]

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