adenoipófise
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- adenipófise, adeno-hipófise
Etymology
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)
- (anatomy) adenohypophysis (the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland)
Further reading
- “adenoipófise”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “adenoipófise”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025