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pituitary gland

noun

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The master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain.

synonyms: hypophysis, pituitary, pituitary body.

is a specific kind of: ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine gland.

has as a part: hypophyseal stalk | adenohypophysis, anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland | neurohypophysis, pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland.

is a part of: betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon.

derivation: hypophyseal, hypophysial | pituitary.

Dutch: hypofyse, pituïtrine
Polish: przysadka mózgowa, przysadka

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