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hypophysis

noun(hy-poph-y-sis)

pituitary gland

hypophysis

noun(hy-poph-y-sis)

a small oval endocrine organ that is attached to the infundibulum of the brain, consists of an epithelial anterior lobe joined by an intermediate part to a posterior lobe of nervous origin, and produces various internal secretions directly or indirectly impinging on most basic body functions —called also hypophysis, pituitary body

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