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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain;
[syn: pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysis]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hypophysis \Hy*poph"y*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? under + ? nature,
   origin.]
   1. (Anat.) See Pituitary body, under Pituitary.
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   2. (Med.) Cataract.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hypophysis
    n 1: the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the
         base of the brain [syn: pituitary, pituitary gland,
         pituitary body, hypophysis]