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POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND

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 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

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("posterior 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 "posterior pituitary gland"):

pars intermedia (a thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary)

Holonyms ("posterior 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)

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