pituitary : Idioms & Phrases

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anterior pituitary

  • noun the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
    anterior pituitary; adenohypophysis.
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anterior pituitary gland

  • noun the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
    anterior pituitary; adenohypophysis.
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pituitary body

  • noun the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
    pituitary; pituitary body; hypophysis.
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Pituitary body ∨ gland

  • (Anat.), a glandlike body of unknown function, situated in the pituitary fossa, and connected with the infundibulum of the brain; the hypophysis.
Webster 1913

pituitary dwarf

  • noun a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)
    hypophysial dwarf; Levi-Lorrain dwarf.
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Pituitary fossa

  • (Anat.), the ephippium.
Webster 1913

pituitary gland

  • noun the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
    pituitary; pituitary body; hypophysis.
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posterior pituitary

  • noun the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
    neurohypophysis; posterior pituitary; pars nervosa.
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posterior pituitary gland

  • noun the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
    neurohypophysis; posterior pituitary; pars nervosa.
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