posterior pituitary

Noun posterior pituitary has 1 sense

• posterior pituitary(n = noun.body) neurohypophysis, pars nervosa, posterior pituitary gland - the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature; Array
is a kind of ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine gland
is a part of hypophysis, pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland
has parts: pars intermedia