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HYPOPHYSIS SICCA (U.S.)

\hˌa͡ɪpə͡ʊfˈɪziz sˈɪkə jˌuːˈɛs], \hˌa‍ɪpə‍ʊfˈɪziz sˈɪkə jˌuːˈɛs], \h_ˌaɪ_p_əʊ_f_ˈɪ_z_i_z s_ˈɪ_k_ə__ j_ˌuː_ˈɛ_s]\

Definitions of HYPOPHYSIS SICCA (U.S.)

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.

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Desiccated hypophysis, a yellowish gray amorphous powder, of characteristic odor, made from the dried posterior lobe of the pituitary gland of cattle; oxytocic and vasoconstrictor in doses of gr. 1/2-1 (0.03-0.06).

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

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