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ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
Synonyms:
adenohypophysis; anterior pituitary; anterior pituitary gland
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("anterior pituitary gland" 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 "anterior pituitary gland"):
pars anterior; pars distilis (the anterior part of the anterior pituitary)
Holonyms ("anterior pituitary gland" is a part of...):
hypophysis; pituitary; pituitary body; pituitary gland (the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain)
Context examples:
A malignant epithelial neoplasm of the anterior pituitary gland in which the neoplastic cells stain positive with acidic and basic dyes.
(Pituitary Gland Mixed Acidophil-Basophil Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An epithelial neoplasm of the anterior pituitary gland in which the neoplastic cells stain positive with acidic dyes.
(Pituitary Gland Acidophil Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A condition of diminution or cessation of secretion of one or more hormones from the anterior pituitary gland.
(Hypopituitarism, NCI Thesaurus)
Corticorelin ovine is a potent stimulator of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), secreted from the anterior pituitary gland.
(Corticorelin Ovine, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon administration, corticorelin stimulates adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion from the anterior pituitary gland.
(Corticorelin Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)
Corticorelin ovine triflutate is a potent stimulator of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), secreted from the anterior pituitary gland.
(Corticorelin Ovine Triflutate, NCI Thesaurus)
A luteinizing hormone secreting cell found in the anterior pituitary gland.
(LH Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
Ozarelix competitively binds to and blocks the gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor in the anterior pituitary gland, thereby inhibiting the secretion and release of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).
(Ozarelix, NCI Thesaurus)
A form of dwarfism due to deficient release of GROWTH HORMONE which may result from dysfunction of the hypothalamus or anterior pituitary gland.
(Pituitary Dwarfism, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
