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Origin and Etymology of adenohypophysis
New Latin
First Known Use: 1914
Medical Dictionary
adenohypophysis
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noun
ad·e·no·hy·poph·y·sis
\-hī-ˈpäf-ə-səs\
Medical Definition of adenohypophysis
adenohypophyses
\-ə-ˌsēz\play: the anterior part of the pituitary gland that is derived from the embryonic pharynx and is primarily glandular in nature—called also anterior lobe, anterior pituitary; compare neurohypophysis
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