heiladingull

Icelandic

Etymology

From heili (“brain”) +‎ dingull (“pituitary gland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheiːlaˌtiŋkʏtl/

Noun

heiladingull m (genitive singular heiladinguls, nominative plural heiladinglar)

1. (neuroanatomy) the pituitary gland, the pituitary body, the hypophysis

Declension

declension of heiladingull

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heiladingull	heiladingullinn	heiladinglar	heiladinglarnir
accusative	heiladingul	heiladingulinn	heiladingla	heiladinglana
dative	heiladingli	heiladinglinum	heiladinglum	heiladinglunum
genitive	heiladinguls	heiladingulsins	heiladingla	heiladinglanna

Synonyms

• (pituitary gland): dingull