Noun hypophysis has 1 sense
  1. pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysis - the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
    --1 is a kind of endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland
    --1 is a part of diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon
    --1 has parts:
     hypophyseal stalk; anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis; posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa
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