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PITUITARY BODY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
Synonyms:
hypophysis; pituitary; pituitary body; pituitary gland
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pituitary body" 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 "pituitary body"):
hypophyseal stalk (the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus)
adenohypophysis; anterior pituitary; anterior pituitary gland (the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)
neurohypophysis; pars nervosa; posterior pituitary; posterior pituitary gland (the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)
Holonyms ("pituitary body" is a part of...):
betweenbrain; diencephalon; interbrain; thalmencephalon (the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon)
