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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"]

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