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Hypophysis

Hypophysis \Hy*poph"y*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? under + ? nature, origin.]

  1. (Anat.) See Pituitary body, under Pituitary.

  2. (Med.) Cataract.

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hypophysis

n. 1 (context anatomy English) The pituitary gland. 2 (context botany English) The top cell of the suspensor in a dicot embryo, which will differentiate to form part of the root cap.

WordNet
hypophysis

  1. n. the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain [syn: pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body]

  2. [also: hypophyses (pl)]

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Hypophysis

Hypophysis may refer to:

  • Pituitary gland
  • Hypophysis (plant embryogenesis)

Usage examples of "hypophysis".

Nevertheless, the name persists, although there is the alternative of hypophysis cerebri .

This collar Zoanthrohago adjusted about the neck of the rodent so that the metal plate came in contact with its skin at the base of the skull and as close to the hypophysis gland as possible.