PITUITARY GLAND


Meaning of PITUITARY GLAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1825

: a small oval endocrine organ that is attached to the infundibulum of the brain, consists of an epithelial anterior lobe joined by an intermediate part to a posterior lobe of nervous origin, and produces various internal secretions directly or indirectly impinging on most basic body functions — called also hypophysis, pituitary body — see brain illustration

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