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posterior pituitary
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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
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