- hypophysioportal
- hy·po·phys·io·por·tal (hi″po-fiz″e-o-porґtəl) pertaining to the venules and capillaries that connect the hypothalamus and the adenohypophysis. Also spelled hypophyseoportal.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
hypophysioportal
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