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hypophyseal

hypophyseal is the alternative spelling of hypophysial.

Meaning of hypophysial

Adjective

hypophysial (comparative more hypophysial, superlative most hypophysial)

  1. Of or pertaining to the hypophysis (the pituitary gland).

Forms of hypophyseal

comparativemore hypophyseal
superlativemost hypophyseal

Origin of hypophyseal

From hypophysis + -al.

Words formed from hypophyseal

Phrases with hypophyseal

Questions about hypophyseal

What is hypophyseal the alternative spelling of?
Hypophyseal is the alternative spelling of hypophysial.

Words near hypophyseal in the dictionary

  1. hypophyal
  2. hypophyals
  3. hypophyll
  4. hypophyllous
  5. hypophylls
  6. hypophyseal
  7. hypophysectomies
  8. hypophysectomise
  9. hypophysectomised
  10. hypophysectomize
  11. hypophysectomized

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hypophyseal (page history and authors); hypophysial (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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