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