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hypokalemia
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hypophysis
hy·poph·y·sis [ hī póffəssiss ] (plural hy·poph·y·ses [ hī póffə sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
( technical )
Same as  pituitary gland
[Late 17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek hupophusis "offshoot" < phusis "growth"]

hy·po·phys·e·al [ hī pòffə s əl, hpə fízzee əl ] adjective
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