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adenohypophysis

[ad-n-oh-hahy-pof-uh-sis]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

adenohypophyses 
  1. pituitary gland



adenohypophysis

/ ˌæɪəʊɪˈɒɪɪ /

noun

  1. the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland Compare neurohypophysis

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of adenohypophysis1

First recorded in 1930–35; adeno- + hypophysis

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