Definition of Pituicyte

1. Noun. a small branching cell in the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Pituicyte

1. Dominant intrinsic cells of the neural lobe of the hypophysis. Have long branching processes and resemble neuroglia: secrete antidiuretic hormone. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pituicyte

pitting corrosion
pitting oedema
pittings
pittite
pittites
pittle
pittle-pattle
pittled
pittles
pittling
pittosporum
pittosporums
pitty
pitty-pat
pitty-patty
pituicyte (current term)
pituicytes
pituicytoma
pituita
pituitaries
pituitarism
pituitarium
pituitary
pituitary-adrenal system
pituitary adamantinoma
pituitary adenoma
pituitary ameloblastoma
pituitary apoplexy
pituitary bodies
pituitary body

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