Definition of hypophysis in English:
hypophysis
nounPlural hypophyses hʌɪˈpɒfɪsɪshaɪˈpɑfəsəs
Anatomy technical term for pituitary
Example sentencesExamples
- The internal carotid artery supplies blood to the middle ear, brain, hypophysis, orbit, and choroid plexus of the lateral ventricle.
- In any event, they lose contact with the hypophysis.
- This gland, also termed the hypophysis cerebri, lies in a bony cavity, the sella turcica, so called because it was thought to resemble a Turkish saddle.
- The intercavernous sinuses are small and they cross the median line at the front and back of the hypophysis.
- As an example, the beta cell of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis secretes adrenocorticotropic hormone.
Origin
Late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek hupophusis 'offshoot', from hupo 'under' + phusis 'growth'.
Definition of hypophysis in US English:
hypophysis
nounhaɪˈpɑfəsəshīˈpäfəsəs
Anatomy technical term for pituitary
Example sentencesExamples
- As an example, the beta cell of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis secretes adrenocorticotropic hormone.
- This gland, also termed the hypophysis cerebri, lies in a bony cavity, the sella turcica, so called because it was thought to resemble a Turkish saddle.
- The internal carotid artery supplies blood to the middle ear, brain, hypophysis, orbit, and choroid plexus of the lateral ventricle.
- In any event, they lose contact with the hypophysis.
- The intercavernous sinuses are small and they cross the median line at the front and back of the hypophysis.
Origin
Late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek hupophusis ‘offshoot’, from hupo ‘under’ + phusis ‘growth’.