pituitary gland

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Noun pituitary gland has 1 sense

pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysis - the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
--₁ is a kind of endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland
--₁ is a part of diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon
--₁ has parts:
hypophyseal stalk; anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis; posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa

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