POSTERIOR PITUITARY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the posterior lobe of the pituitary body
   • primarily glandular in nature
   Synonym(s)
   • neurohypophysis (what does neurohypophysis mean?)
   • pars nervosa (what does pars nervosa mean?)
   • posterior pituitary gland (what does posterior pituitary gland mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) posterior pituitary is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • endocrine gland (what does endocrine gland mean?)
   • endocrine (what does endocrine mean?)
   • ductless gland (what does ductless gland mean?)