HYPOPHYSIS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the master gland of the endocrine system
   • located at the base of the brain
   Synonym(s)
   • pituitary (what does pituitary mean?)
   • pituitary body (what does pituitary body mean?)
   • pituitary gland (what does pituitary gland mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) hypophysis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • endocrine gland (what does endocrine gland mean?)
   • endocrine (what does endocrine mean?)
   • ductless gland (what does ductless gland mean?)