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Posterior pituitary — Pituitary gland. Posterior pituitary is in blue. Pars nervosa and infundibular stalk are not labeled, but pars nervosa is at bottom and infundibular stalk is at top.) … Wikipedia
Posterior pituitary — The back portion of the pituitary, a small gland in the head called the master gland. The posterior pituitary secretes the hormone oxytocin which increases uterine contractions and antidiuretic hormone (ADH) which increases reabsorption of water… … 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 — n NEUROHYPOPHYSIS … Medical 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
posterior pituitary hormones — the hormones released from the neurohypophysis (posterior pituitary), which are formed in the neuronal cells of the hypothalamic nuclei and stored in nerve cell endings in the neurohypophysis. The principal ones are vasopressin and oxytocin.… … Medical dictionary
posterior pituitary — poste′rior pitu′itary n. anat. the posterior region of the pituitary gland, which develops embryologically from the forebrain and secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin Also called neurohypophysis … From formal English to slang
posterior pituitary. — See under pituitary gland … Useful english dictionary
posterior lobe of hypophysis — posterior pituitary lobe, posterior lobe of pituitary gland neurohypophysis … Medical dictionary
pituitary gland — Anat. a small, somewhat cherry shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region (anterior pituitary or… … Universalium
