neurohypophysis

American

[noor-oh-hahy-pof-uh-sis, -hi-, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊ haɪˈpɒf ə sɪs, -hɪ-, ˌnjʊər- /

noun

Anatomy.

pituitary gland

neurohypophysis British

/ ˌnjʊərəʊhaɪˈpɒfɪsɪs /

noun

the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland Compare adenohypophysis

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

neurohypophyseal

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

neurohypophyses

plural

Etymology

Origin of neurohypophysis

First recorded in 1910–15; neuro- + hypophysis

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