Meanings
nounHerring body (plural Herring bodies)
plural Herring bodies
- anatomyA neurosecretory structure found in the posterior pituitary, where hormones are temporarily stored. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus.
Origin
They were first described by Percy Theodore Herring in 1908.
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Herring body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herring%20body
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