Hypophyse

See also: hypophyse

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

Hypophyse f (genitive Hypophyse, plural Hypophysen)

1. pituitary gland, pituitary (endocrine gland)

   Synonyms: Hirnanhang, Hirnanhangdrüse, Hirnanhangsdrüse

Declension

Declension of Hypophyse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hypophyse	die	Hypophysen
genitive	einer	der	Hypophyse	der	Hypophysen
dative	einer	der	Hypophyse	den	Hypophysen
accusative	eine	die	Hypophyse	die	Hypophysen

Further reading

• “Hypophyse” in Duden online