adenohypophysis

noun

ad·​e·​no·​hy·​poph·​y·​sis ˌa-də-(ˌ)nō-hī-ˈpä-fə-səs 

plural adenohypophyses ˌa-də-(ˌ)nō-hī-ˈpä-fə-ˌsēz 

: the anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland

adenohypophyseal

ˌa-də-(ˌ)nō-(ˌ)hī-ˌpä-fə-ˈsē-əl 

adjective

or adenohypophysial

ˌa-də-(ˌ)nō-ˌhī-pə-ˈfi-zē-əl 

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from German Adenohypophyse, from adeno- adeno- + Hypophyse hypophysis

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

adenohypophysis

noun

ad·​e·​no·​hy·​poph·​y·​sis -hī-ˈpäf-ə-səs 

plural adenohypophyses -ə-ˌsēz 

: the anterior part of the pituitary gland that is derived from the embryonic pharynx and is primarily glandular in nature

called also anterior lobe, anterior pituitary

compare neurohypophysis

adenohypophyseal

-(ˌ)hī-ˌpäf-ə-ˈsē-əl 

adjective

or adenohypophysial

-ˌhī-pə-ˈfiz-ē-əl