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antehypophysis

antehypophysis noun: the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

Noun

antehypophysis (plural antehypophyses)

  1. The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

Forms of antehypophysis

pluralantehypophyses

Origin of antehypophysis

From ante- + hypophysis.

Questions about antehypophysis

What does antehypophysis mean?
Antehypophysis means the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
What part of speech is antehypophysis?
Antehypophysis is a noun.
What is the plural of antehypophysis?
The plural of antehypophysis is antehypophyses.

Words near antehypophysis in the dictionary

  1. antehelixes
  2. antehuman
  3. antehumeral
  4. antehypophyseal
  5. antehypophyses
  6. antehypophysis
  7. anteing
  8. anteing in
  9. anteing up
  10. anteing-up
  11. anteiso-

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