adenoipófise

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • adenipófise, adeno-hipófise

Etymology

From adeno- + hipófise.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˌdẽ.no.iˈpɔ.fi.zi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˌde.no.iˈpɔ.fi.ze/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˌdɛ.nɔ.iˈpɔ.fi.zɨ/ [ɐˌðɛ.nɔ.iˈpɔ.fi.zɨ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧de‧no‧i‧pó‧fi‧se

Noun

adenoipófise f (uncountable)

  1. (anatomy) adenohypophysis (the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland)

Further reading

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