przysadka

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• IPA^(key): /pʂɘˈsat.ka/

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• Rhymes: -atka
• Syllabification: przy‧sad‧ka

przysadka f (related adjective przysadkowy)

2. (neuroanatomy) pituitary gland, pituitary body, pituitary, hypophysis (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)

   Synonym: przysadka mózgowa

4. (plant anatomy) bract (leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arise)

   Synonym: przykwiatek

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