hypophysis
Americannoun
plural
hypophysesnoun
Other Word Forms
- hypophyseal adjective
- hypophysial adjective
Etymology
Origin of hypophysis
1700–10; < Greek hypóphysis outgrowth (from below), equivalent to hypophȳ́ ( ein ) to grow beneath ( hypo- hypo- + phȳ́ein to grow, be ) + -sis -sis
Example Sentences
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The pituitary gland, sometimes called the hypophysis or “master gland” is located at the base of the brain in the sella turcica, a groove of the sphenoid bone of the skull, illustrated in Figure 28.15.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Beard put forward also the ingenious theory that the hypophysis represents the old Annelidan mouth.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
If the activities are consummated, the fuel—glycogen—and the activating secretions from the thyroid, the adrenals, the hypophysis are consumed.
From Origin and Nature of Emotions by Crile, George W. (Washington)
It is just cephalad to the anterior end of the pharynx and to the hypophysis.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.
Again in this period of increasing speed in the expenditure of energy we find the thyroid, the adrenals, and the hypophysis also in rapid growth.
From Origin and Nature of Emotions by Crile, George W. (Washington)
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