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NEUROHYPOPHYSIS
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Irregular inflected form: neurohypophyses
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
Synonyms:
neurohypophysis; pars nervosa; posterior pituitary; posterior pituitary gland
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("neurohypophysis" is a kind of...):
ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)
Meronyms (parts of "neurohypophysis"):
pars intermedia (a thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary)
Holonyms ("neurohypophysis" 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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