hipófisis

See also: hipòfisis

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”), from φύω (phúō, “to bring forth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iˈpofisis/ [iˈpo.fi.sis]
Rhymes: -ofisis
Syllabification: hi‧pó‧fi‧sis

Noun

hipófisis f (plural hipófisis)

(anatomy) hypophysis
Synonym: glándula pituitaria

Derived terms

Further reading

“hipófisis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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