hypophysis
noun
hy·poph·y·sis hī-ˈpä-fə-səs 
plural hypophyses hī-ˈpä-fə-ˌsēz
: pituitary gland
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin (short for hypophysis cerebrī, literally, "outgrowth of the brain"), borrowed from Greek hypóphysis "attachment underneath," from hypophýesthai "to grow up below or in place of" (from hypo- hypo- + phýesthai "to grow, spring up, be born," middle voice of phýein "to bring forth, produce") + -sis, suffix forming nouns of action or process — more at be
First Known Use
1825, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hypophysis
noun
hy·poph·y·sis hī-ˈpäf-ə-səs
plural hypophyses -ˌsēz
: pituitary gland
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