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HYPOPHYSEAL STALK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hypophyseal stalk" is a kind of...):
infundibulum (any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk))
Holonyms ("hypophyseal stalk" is a part of...):
hypophysis; pituitary; pituitary body; pituitary gland (the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain)
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