agyalapi mirigy

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒɟɒlɒpimiriɟ]

Noun

agyalapi mirigy (plural agyalapi mirigyek)

1. (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)

Declension

• For the noun, see mirigy.
• The adjective agyalapi remains unchanged.