Akademik

pituitary gland

noun

the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain (Freq. 2)

• Syn: ↑pituitary, ↑pituitary body, ↑hypophysis

• Derivationally related forms: ↑hypophysial (for: ↑hypophysis), ↑hypophyseal (for: ↑hypophysis), ↑pituitary (for: ↑pituitary)

• Hypernyms: ↑endocrine gland, ↑endocrine, ↑ductless gland

• Part Holonyms: ↑diencephalon, ↑interbrain, ↑betweenbrain, ↑thalmencephalon

• Part Meronyms:

↑hypophyseal stalk, ↑anterior pituitary, ↑anterior pituitary gland, ↑adenohypophysis, ↑posterior pituitary, ↑posterior pituitary gland, ↑neurohypophysis, ↑pars nervosa

Useful english dictionary. 2012.