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posthypophysis

posthypophysis noun: the posterior lobe of the pituitary body.

Noun

posthypophysis (plural posthypophyses)

  1. The posterior lobe of the pituitary body

Forms of posthypophysis

pluralposthypophyses

Origin of posthypophysis

From post- + hypophysis.

Questions about posthypophysis

What does posthypophysis mean?
Posthypophysis means the posterior lobe of the pituitary body.
What part of speech is posthypophysis?
Posthypophysis is a noun.
What is the plural of posthypophysis?
The plural of posthypophysis is posthypophyses.

Words near posthypophysis in the dictionary

  1. posthypocristid
  2. posthypocristids
  3. posthypoglycaemic
  4. posthypoglycemic
  5. posthypophyses
  6. posthypophysis
  7. posthypostomal
  8. posthypoxic
  9. posthysterical
  10. posthysteroscopic
  11. posthysteroscopy

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