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pituicyte /pi·tu·i·cyte/ (pĭ-tu´ĭ-sīt) the distinctive fusiform cell composing most of the neurohypophysis.

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A small branching cell of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

pituicyte

[pit(y)o̅o̅′isīt]

Etymology: L, pituita, phlegm; Gk, kytos, cell

a primary cell of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

pituicyte [pĭ-tu´ĭ-sīt]

any of the distinctive fusiform cells composing most of the neurohypophysis.

pituicyte

any of the distinctive fusiform cells comprising most of the neurohypophysis.

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