Definition of Hypophysis. Meaning of Hypophysis. Synonyms of Hypophysis

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Definition of Hypophysis

Hypophysis
Hypophysis Hy*poph"y*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? under + ? nature, origin.] 1. (Anat.) See Pituitary body, under Pituitary. 2. (Med.) Cataract.

Meaning of Hypophysis from wikipedia

- Look up hypophysis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hypophysis may refer to: Pituitary gland Hypophysis (plant embryogenesis) This disambiguation page...
- The pituitary gland or hypophysis is an endocrine gland in vertebrates. In humans, the pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain, protruding...
- contribution was experimental investigation of the role of the anterior hypophysis gland in the metabolism of carbohydrates, particularly in diabetes mellitus...
- orangutans. It serves as a cephalometric landmark. The pituitary gland or hypophysis is located within the most inferior aspect of the sella turcica, the hypophyseal...
- cotyledons. The third domain, the basal embryo domain, contains the hypophysis. The hypophysis will later give rise to the radicle and the root cap. The last...
- Hypophysectomy is the surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland). It is most commonly performed to treat tumors, especially craniopharyngioma...
- (posterior pituitary, or the neurohypophysis) makes up the pituitary gland (hypophysis) which, in humans, is located at the base of the brain, protruding off...
- neurologique, Paris, 1900, 8: 531-535. A. Fröhlich. Ein Fall von Tumor der Hypophysis cerebri ohne Akromegalie. Wiener klinische Rundschau, 1901, 15: 833-836;...
- Pars intermedia Median sagittal through the hypophysis of an adult monkey. (Pars intermedia labeled at bottom center.) Details Identifiers Latin pars intermedia...
- nostril and olfactory pouch, and the nasal p****age was connected to the hypophysis. The same anatomy is observed in the most primitive living vertebrates...