noun
Meaning 1
The pituitary gland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hypophysis
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/haɪˈpɒ.fɪ.sɪs/
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noun
Meaning 2
The top cell of the suspensor in a dicot embryo, which will differentiate to form part of the root cap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó) Proto-Indo-European *bhuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bhuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) Ancient Greek ὑπόφυσις (hupóphusis)lbor. English hypophysis Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπόφυσις (hupóphusis, literally “attachment underneath”). By surface analysis, hypo- + -physis.