- posterior lobe of hypophysis
- posterior pituitary lobe, posterior lobe of pituitary gland neurohypophysis.
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posterior lobe of hypophysis
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hypophysis — SYN: pituitary gland. SEE ALSO: hypothalamus. [G. an undergrowth] h. cerebri SYN: pituitary gland. pharyngeal h. residual tissue derived from the hypophysial diverticulum that lies in the lamina propria of the nasopharynx; its cells and their… … Medical dictionary
posterior pituitary — noun the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature • Syn: ↑posterior pituitary gland, ↑neurohypophysis, ↑pars nervosa • Hypernyms: ↑endocrine gland, ↑endocrine, ↑ductless gland … Useful english dictionary
posterior pituitary gland — noun the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature • Syn: ↑posterior pituitary, ↑neurohypophysis, ↑pars nervosa • Hypernyms: ↑endocrine gland, ↑endocrine, ↑ductless gland … Useful english dictionary
neurohypophysis — It is composed of the infundibulum and the nervous lobe of the hypophysis. SEE ALSO: pituitary gland. SYN: lobus nervosus [TA], lobus posterior hypophyseos, pars nervosa hypophyseos, nervous lobe, neural part of hypophysis, posterior lobe of… … Medical dictionary
pituitary gland — hypophysis the master endocrine gland: a pea sized body attached beneath the hypothalamus in a bony cavity at the base of the skull. It has an anterior lobe (adenohypophysis), which secretes thyroid stimulating hormone, ACTH (adrenocorticotrophic … The new mediacal dictionary
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