pars nervosa

Noun

Meaning

the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature

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Synonyms

neurohypophysis posterior pituitary posterior pituitary gland pituitary posterior pituitary glandular tissue posterior pituitary lobe posterior pituitary neurohypophyseal lobe posterior pituitary neurohypophysis gland neurohypophyseal body neurohypophyseal lobe neurohypophysis body neurohypophysis gland posterior pituitary glandular part posterior pituitary glandular portion posterior pituitary glandular region
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Hypernyms

endocrine endocrine gland ductless gland

Close letter words and terms

pars distilis pars intercerebralis pars intermedia pars nervosa of pituitary gland pars perpendicularis sellae turcicae pars petrosa