Unscramble

h 4 y 4 p 3 o 1 p 3 h 4 y 4 s 1 i 1 s 1

10 letters · 26 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain

originEtymology 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…

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