hypophysis

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The pituitary gland.
    — CHAPTER VI / THE DISEASES OF THE HYPOPHYSIS [PITUITARY GLAND]
  2. The top cell of the suspensor in a dicot embryo, which will differentiate to form part of the root cap.
    — All the cells of the suspensor, except one, are eventually crushed and obliterated by the growing embryo; this fortunate cell known as the hypophysis is the one in immediate contact with the embryo and plays an important role in the formation of the root apex.

词形变化

hypophyses plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó)
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti
Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis)
Ancient Greek ὑπόφυσις (hupóphusis)lbor.
English hypophysis
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπόφυσις (hupóphusis, literally “attachment underneath”). By surface analysis, hypo- + -physis.
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