adenohypophysisn.
/ˌadᵻnəʊhʌɪˈpɒfᵻsɪs/, /ˌadn̩əʊhʌɪˈpɒfᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˌædn̩oʊˌhaɪˈpɑfəsəs/ Anatomy and Zoology.
The anterior part of the hypophysis (pituitary gland), which secretes hormones having a trophic effect on other glands of the endocrine system; the anterior pituitary. Cf. neurohypophysis n.
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pars intermedia1858
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1914 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 24 Dec. 967/1 Composed of different parts, the adenohypophysis, eventually still found in connection with the pharyngeal hypophysis, develops from the entoderm.
1951 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 8 Sept. 562/2 The first phase of milk secretion is clearly related to the function of the adenohypophysis.
1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes vii. 81/1 The pars intermedia and the adenohypophysis lie in contact with the neurohypophysis.
2008 Endocrine Pathol. 19 52/2 We found an increase of cytoplasmic clusterin in pituitary adenomas and in non-neoplastic adenohyophyses of older subjects.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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