hipófisis
- Dictionary
la hipófisis
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. pituitary gland
El niño no crecía al ritmo esperado porque su hipófisis no segregaba suficiente hormona del crecimiento.The child wasn't growing at the expected rate because his pituitary gland wasn't secreting enough growth hormone.
b. hypophysis (technical)
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
Las gonadotropinas, que son hormonas secretadas por la hipófisis, regulan el ciclo menstrual.Gonadotropins, which are hormones secreted by the hypophysis, regulate the menstrual cycle.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate hipófisis using machine translators
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
