agyalapi mirigy
Hungarian
editEtymology
editagyalapi (“basicranial”) + mirigy (“gland”), from agy (“brain”) + alap (“base”) + -i (adjective-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editagyalapi 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)