hipófisis
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See also: hipòfisis
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”), from φύω (phúō, “to bring forth”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hipófisis f (plural hipófisis)
- (anatomy) hypophysis
- Synonym: glándula pituitaria
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “hipófisis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014