adenoipófise

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• adenipófise, adeno-hipófise

Etymology

From adeno- +‎ hipófise.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌdẽ.no.iˈpɔ.fi.zi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌdẽ.no.iˈpɔ.fi.zi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌde.no.iˈpɔ.fi.ze/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌdɛ.nɔ.iˈpɔ.fi.zɨ/ [ɐˌðɛ.nɔ.iˈpɔ.fi.zɨ]

• Hyphenation: a‧de‧no‧i‧pó‧fi‧se

Noun

adenoipófise f (uncountable)

1. (anatomy) adenohypophysis (the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland)

Further reading

• “adenoipófise”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “adenoipófise”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024