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Meaning of "hypophysis" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HYPOPHYSIS

From Greek: outgrowth, from hypo- + phuein to grow.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HYPOPHYSIS

haɪˈpɒfɪsɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYPOPHYSIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hypophysis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYPOPHYSIS

adenohypophysis · analysis · aphesis · apophysis · basis · crisis · diaphysis · diapophysis · epiphysis · genesis · hypothesis · Isis · neurohypophysis · oasis · paraphysis · parapophysis · pleurapophysis · symphysis · synthesis · zygapophysis

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYPOPHYSIS

hypopharynges · hypopharynx · hypophosphate · hypophosphite · hypophosphoric · hypophosphoric acid · hypophosphorous · hypophosphorous acid · hypophrygian · hypophyge · hypophyseal · hypophysectomy · hypophyses · hypophysial · hypophysis cerebri · hypopituitarism · hypopituitary · hypoplasia · hypoplastic · hypoplastra

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYPOPHYSIS

blot analysis · catalysis · cost analysis · dialysis · electrolysis · factor analysis · fibrinolysis · hydrolysis · in the last analysis · lysis · market analysis · methysis · numerical analysis · paralysis · physis · psychoanalysis · quantitative analysis · sales analysis · synchysis · systems analysis

Synonyms and antonyms of hypophysis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hypophysis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HYPOPHYSIS

Find out the translation of hypophysis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hypophysis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hypophysis» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

垂体
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

hipófisis
570 millions of speakers
en

English

hypophysis
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

hypophysis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النخامية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

гипофиз
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

hipófise
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

hypophysis
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

hypophyse
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Hipofisis
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Hypophyse
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

下垂体
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

뇌하수체
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Hypophysis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tùng qủa tuyến
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஹைப்போபைசிஸ்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हायपोफिसिस
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

hipofiz beni
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

ipofisi
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

przysadka
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

гіпофіз
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

hipofiză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπόφυση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hipofise
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hypofys
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hypofysen
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hypophysis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYPOPHYSIS»

Discover the use of hypophysis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hypophysis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Color Atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy: Nervous system ...
Development and Subdivision of the Hypophysis (A, B) The hypophysis, or pituitary gland (see vol. 2), consists of two parts, namely, the adeno- hypophysis ( anterior lobe) (AB1), which develops from an evagination of the roof of the primitive ...
Werner Kahle, 2003
2
Essentials of Anatomy
The endocrine glands that lie in the head and neck are the hypophysis cerebri, the pineal gland, the thyroid gland, and the parathyroid glands. Some endocrine functions are also ascribed to the carotid body. The carotid body, and the carotid  ...
I. B. Singh, 2008
3
TEXTBOOK OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND HUMAN BIOLOGY
From the median eminence arises the infundibulwn (pituitary stalk) which connects it to the posterior lobe of hypophysis; through this passes the hypothalamo- hypophysial tract (Fig. 60-1). Along the infundibular stalk run a number of portal ...
G. P. TALWAR, L .M. SRIVASTAVA, 2002
4
The Pituitary Gland: Anterior pituitary
Because the morphological variations in the organizations of the hypophysis are not accompanied by any known variation in the function of whole structure, these difficulties are not apparent to the physiologists nor to the morphologist whose ...
Geoffrey Wingfield Harris, Bernard T. Donovan, 1966
5
Textbook of Anatomy with Colour Atlas by Inderbir Singh
The endocrine glands that lie in the head and neck are the hypophysis cerebri, the pineal gland, the thyroid gland, and the parathyroid glands. Some endocrine functions are also ascribed to the carotid body. The carotid body, and the carotid  ...
Inderbir Singh, 2008
6
Color Atlas of Cytology, Histology, and Microscopic Anatomy
C The human hypophysis (hypophysis cerebri) weighs about 600-900 mg. It is ^3 enveloped by a thin connective tissue capsule QL Distinguished by their ^j modes of development and detail structure, there are the large glandular .^ lobe, the ...
Wolfgang Kühnel, 2003
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Color Atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy: Internal organs
In the neurohypophysis (one of the neurohemal regions see p. 156) neurosecretory substances leave the axonal endings and pass into the blood vessels B 8. Hypophysis The bean-shaped hypophysis (pituitary gland) weighs about 0.6g and ...
Werner Kahle, Helmut Leonhardt, 1993
8
Krause's Essential Human Histology for Medical Students
The hypophysis or pituitary is a complex endocrine gland located at the base of the brain, lying in the sella turcica, a small depression in the sphenoid bone. It is attached to the hypothalamic region of the brain by a narrow stalk and has ...
Krause J. William, William J. Krause, 2005
9
The Scented Ape: The Biology and Culture of Human Odour
of the sense plate differentiates into a hypophysial placode from which will originate the hypophysis, and the region of the developing mouth and pharynx, known as the stomodaeum (Fig 2..$(b), (c) &c (d)). As the brain develops the olfactory ...
David Michael Stoddart, 1990
10
Human Microscopic Anatomy: An Atlas for Students of Medicine ...
An Atlas for Students of Medicine and Biology Radivoj V. Krstic. Plate 122. Hypophysis: an overview and general structure of the pars distalis DM Cap Plate 123. Hypophysis, pars distalis: cell cords and. The endocrine system is composed of ...
Radivoj V. Krstic, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYPOPHYSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hypophysis is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How Does Man Withstand Cold?
Something else also happens as the hypophysis sends a special hormone to the thyroid gland, which, in turn, does a very complicated process, ... «Onislam.net, Nov 14»
2
'Bigfoot' Silva is confident in fighting ability following TRT ban: 'I had …
I have a hypophysis disorder that increases the GH production and decreases the testosterone. But now there is this prohibition and it is what it ... «Bloody Elbow, Aug 14»
3
Paty Navidad's Brain Tumor: Actress Says It's Benign And She Will …
... and when a woman has no way of getting the milk out of her body, prolactin accumulates and goes to the hypophysis or pituitary gland. «Latin Times, Mar 14»
4
Morphological and functional abnormalities of the hypophysis in …
Editor's Comment: The hypophysis (hypofyse in Dutch) is commonly known as the pituitary gland. The pituitary is an endocrine gland ... «ProHealth, Jun 13»
5
Aging Slowed, Longevity Increased by Controlling Signals to Brain's …
... of the most important functions of the hypothalamus is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland (hypophysis). «SeniorJournal.com, May 13»
6
Sex Talk: You too can go for pink
Well, according to various researches, physical pleasure does trigger endorphins in the brain through a process called hypophysis. «The Observer, Feb 12»
7
Ask The Expert
But sometimes the cause is in the hypophysis or in the hypothalamus with low FSH. You have had 9 month without periods. So, the diagnosis ... «hcp.obgyn.net, Nov 11»
8
Premenstrual Syndrome, Part 2
The effect of chaste tree is on the hypothalamus-hypophysis axis. It increases secretion of luteinizing hormone and also has an effect that favors ... «hcp.obgyn.net, Nov 11»
9
The 'Growth' Of A Cancer Discovery
Haim Werner: Growth hormone (GH) is secreted from the hypophysis, a gland located in the base of the brain. GH travels in the bloodstream ... «The Jewish Week, Oct 11»
10
Baron Nopcsa: More than just Transylvanian dinosaurs
In 54 pages divided in three articles, entitled simply "About dinosaurs", he proposed the overdevelopment of the hypophysis gland as cause of ... «Scientific American, Sep 11»
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