- anterior lobe of pituitary gland
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Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.
anterior lobe of pituitary gland
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anterior pituitary gland — noun the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature • Syn: ↑anterior pituitary, ↑adenohypophysis • Hypernyms: ↑endocrine gland, ↑endocrine, ↑ductless gland • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pituitary gland — hypophysis the master endocrine gland: a pea sized body attached beneath the hypothalamus in a bony cavity at the base of the skull. It has an anterior lobe (adenohypophysis), which secretes thyroid stimulating hormone, ACTH (adrenocorticotrophic … The new mediacal dictionary
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