pars nervosa hypophyseos
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neu·ro·hy·poph·y·sis
(nū'rō-hī-pof'i-sis), [TA]Complex comprising the infundibulum and the nervous lobe of the hypophysis.
See also: pituitary gland.
See also: pituitary gland.
Synonym(s): lobus nervosus [TA], lobus posterior hypophyseos ☆ , pars nervosa hypophyseos ☆ , nervous lobe, neural part of hypophysis, posterior lobe of hypophysis
[neuro- + hypophysis]
pars nervosa hypophyseos
The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
See also: pars