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Definition of Adenohypophysis
1. Noun. The anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature.
Generic synonyms: Ductless Gland, Endocrine, Endocrine Gland
Group relationships: Hypophysis, Pituitary, Pituitary Body, Pituitary Gland
Terms within: Pars Anterior, Pars Distilis
Definition of Adenohypophysis
1. Noun. (anatomy) the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adenohypophysis
1. [n -PHYSES]
Medical Definition of Adenohypophysis
1. It consists of the distal part, intermediate part, and infundibular part. See: hypophysis. Synonym: lobus anterior hypophyseos, anterior lobe of hypophysis, glandular lobe of hypophysis, lobus glandularis hypophyseos. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adenohypophysis
Literary usage of Adenohypophysis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 gical removal of the adenohypophysis ing animals
results in retarded growth 11 as decline in peripheral endocrine function. ..."
2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"ACTH- and p-EP-related peptides share the same secretory granules in cells of
the adenohypophysis (Weber ..."
3. Transactions of the American Therapeutic Society by American Therapeutic Society, Albert Ernest Gallant, Peter Brynberg Porter (1914)
"Composed of different parts, the adenohypophysis, eventually still found in
connection with the pharyngeal hypophysis, develops from the entoderm,—also ..."
4. A Bible for a Thoughtfull Skeptic by Thom Pain Jr., Thom Pain (2005)
"... by the genital organs of the female being transmitted by the nerves to the
brain and thence by chemical message from the adenohypophysis to the ovary. ..."
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