hypophysial stalk
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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
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gomitoli — Intricately coiled and looped capillary vessels present largely in the upper infundibular stem of the stalk of the pituitary gland; they make up a portion of the pituitary portal circulation. [It. gomitolo, coi … Medical dictionary