POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does posterior pituitary gland mean? 

• POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND (noun)
  The noun POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND has 1 sense:

1. the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature

  Familiarity information: POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

neurohypophysis; pars nervosa; posterior pituitary; posterior pituitary gland

Hypernyms ("posterior pituitary gland" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

Meronyms (parts of "posterior pituitary gland"):

pars intermedia (a thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary)

Holonyms ("posterior pituitary gland" is a part of...):

hypophysis; pituitary; pituitary body; pituitary gland (the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain)

 Context examples 

It can arise from many anatomic sites including the posterior pituitary gland, skin, oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, heart, mediastinum, and breast.

(Granular Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Disorders of the anterior or posterior pituitary gland which usually manifest as hypersecretion or hyposecretion of pituitary hormones.

(Pituitary Gland Disorder, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

An artery arising from the cavernous portion of the internal carotid artery that supplies the posterior pituitary gland.

(Inferior Hypophyseal Artery, NCI Thesaurus)