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hypophysitis

hypophysitis noun: inflammation of the pituitary gland.

Noun

hypophysitis (usually uncountable, plural hypophysitides)

  1. (usually) inflammation of the pituitary gland

Forms of hypophysitis

pluralhypophysitides

Origin of hypophysitis

From hypophysis + -itis.

Words formed from hypophysitis

Questions about hypophysitis

What does hypophysitis mean?
Hypophysitis means inflammation of the pituitary gland.
What part of speech is hypophysitis?
Hypophysitis is a noun.
What is the plural of hypophysitis?
The plural of hypophysitis is hypophysitides.

Words near hypophysitis in the dictionary

  1. hypophysiological
  2. hypophysiotrophic
  3. hypophysiotropic
  4. hypophysis
  5. hypophysitides
  6. hypophysitis
  7. hypopigmental
  8. hypopigmentary
  9. hypopigmentation
  10. hypopigmentations
  11. hypopigmented

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