SINCE 1828
hypothalamo-neurohypophyseal
adjective
hy·po·thal·a·mo-neu·ro·hy·po·phy·se·al
variants:
or hypothalamo-neurohypophysial \ -ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-(ˌ)hī-ˌpäf-ə-ˈsē-əl, -ˌhī-pə-fe-, -ˈzē-əl, -ˌhī-pə-ˈfiz-ē- 
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Medical Definition of hypothalamo-neurohypophyseal
: of, relating to, or connecting the hypothalamus and the neurohypophysis
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