RATHKE'S POUCH


Meaning of RATHKE'S POUCH in English

/raht"keuhz/ , Embryol.

an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Also called Rathke's pocket .

[ 1940-45; named after Martin Heinrich Rathke (1793-1860), German anatomist ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .