hypophysis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”), from φύω (phúō, “to bring forth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haɪˈpɒfɪsɪs/ === Noun === hypophysis (plural hypophyses) (anatomy) The pituitary gland. 1915 - Wilhelm Falta, (trans. Milton Kayton Meyers) The Ductless Glandular Diseases, P. Blakiston's Son & Co. OCLC 4634141, page 231 CHAPTER VI / THE DISEASES OF THE HYPOPHYSIS [PITUITARY GLAND] (botany) The top cell of the suspensor in a dicot embryo, which will differentiate to form part of the root cap. ==== Synonyms ==== pituitary ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====