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anterior pituitary
ante′rior pitu′itary
n. the mostly glandular anterior region of the pituitary gland. Also called adenohypophysis. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  anterior pituitary - the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in natureadenohypophysis, anterior pituitary glandductless gland, endocrine gland, endocrine - any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstreamhypophysis, pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland - the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brainpars anterior, pars distilis - the anterior part of the anterior pituitary |
EncyclopediaSeeadenohypophysisanterior pituitary
anterior pituitary1. Adenohypophysis.2. A preparation of dried, defatted, powdered anterior lobe of the pituitary gland of domestic animals.See also: pituitaryanterior pituitary
Related to anterior pituitary: thyroid gland, pituitary gland, adrenal glandSynonyms for anterior pituitarynoun the anterior lobe of the pituitary bodySynonyms- adenohypophysis
- anterior pituitary gland
Related Words- ductless gland
- endocrine gland
- endocrine
- hypophysis
- pituitary
- pituitary body
- pituitary gland
- pars anterior
- pars distilis
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