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hypothalamo-hypophyseal

adjective
hy·​po·​thal·​a·​mo-hy·​po·​phy·​se·​al
variants: also hypothalamo-hypophysial \ ˌhī-​pō-​ˈthal-​ə-​mō-​(ˌ)hī-​ˌpäf-​ə-​ˈsē-​əl, -​ˌhī-​pə-​fə-​, -​ˈzē-​əl; -​ˌhī-​pə-​ˈfiz-​ē-​əl \

Medical Definition of hypothalamo-hypophyseal

: of, relating to, or connecting the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland hypothalamo-hypophyseal functions hypothalamo-hypophyseal systems

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