hypophysial

1. 1.

   of or relating to the hypophysis

   Synonymshypophyseal

Questions about hypophysial

What does hypophysial mean?

hypophysial means "of or relating to the hypophysis".

How many syllables are in hypophysial?

hypophysial has 5 syllables: hy-po-phy-si-al. The stress falls on "si".

What is another word for hypophysial?

Close synonyms include hypophyseal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hypophysial a common word?

hypophysial is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.