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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hypophysis \Hy*poph"y*sis\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? under + ? nature,
origin.]
1. (Anat.) See {Pituitary body}, under {Pituitary}.
2. (Med.) Cataract.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
hypophysis
n : the master gland of the endocrine system [syn: {pituitary},
{pituitary gland}, {pituitary body}]
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