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)

(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.

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