HYPOPHYSIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: hypophyses

Meaning:

The master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain

Synonyms:

hypophysis; pituitary; pituitary body; pituitary gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("hypophysis" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

Meronyms (parts of "hypophysis"):

hypophyseal stalk (the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus)

adenohypophysis; anterior pituitary; anterior pituitary gland (the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)

neurohypophysis; pars nervosa; posterior pituitary; posterior pituitary gland (the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)

Holonyms ("hypophysis" is a part of...):

betweenbrain; diencephalon; interbrain; thalmencephalon (the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon)

Derivation:

hypophyseal; hypophysial (of or relating to the hypophysis)