agyalapi mirigy
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Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
agyalapi (“basicranial”) + mirigy (“gland”), from agy (“brain”) + alap (“base”) + -i (adjective-forming suffix)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
agyalapi mirigy (plural agyalapi mirigyek)
- (neuroanatomy) pituitary gland (an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation)