pharyngeal pituitary
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pharyngeal hypophysis — hypophysis pharyngealis [TA] a small median residual collection of adenohypophysial glandular tissue in the mucoperiosteum of the roof of the nasopharynx; it develops from the Rathke pouch in the embryo. Called also pharyngeal pituitary … Medical dictionary
pituitary — Relating to the p. gland (hypophysis). SYN: pituitarium. [L. pituita, a phlegm] anterior p. the dried, partially defatted, and powdered anterior lobe of the p. gland of cattle, sheep, or swine; now rarely used therapeutically. desiccated p. SYN:… … Medical dictionary
postpetiole — (ˈ) ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: post + petiole : the second segment of the pedicel of some ants * * * postpetiole, pharyngeal, pituitary see post B. 2 … Useful english dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
endocrine system — Group of ductless glands that secrete hormones necessary for normal growth and development, reproduction, and homeostasis. The major endocrine glands are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, islets of Langerhans, adrenals, parathyroids, ovaries … Universalium
Human pharynx — pharynx Head and neck. Pharynx … Wikipedia
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