Associations to the word «Hypophysis»

Wiktionary

HYPOPHYSIS, noun. (anatomy) The pituitary gland.
HYPOPHYSIS, noun. (botany) The top cell of the suspensor in a dicot embryo, which will differentiate to form part of the root cap.

Dictionary definition

HYPOPHYSIS, noun. The master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain.

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery