neurohypophysis

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noun

The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin.

Similar
posterior pituitary glandposterior pituitarypars nervosa
OriginEnglish hypophysis ← Ancient Greek ὑπόφυσις (hupóphusis) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti →
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Meanings

nounneurohypophysis (plural neurohypophyses)

plural neurohypophyses

  1. anatomyThe posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin.

    Synonyms: posterior pituitary gland

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin.

Similar
posterior pituitary gland

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature

Similar
posterior pituitaryposterior pituitary glandpars nervosa
Broader
endocrine glandendocrineductless gland
Also see
pars nervosa

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  7. Ancient Greekὑπό (hupó)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  10. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  11. Ancient Greekφύσις (phúsis)
  12. Ancient Greekὑπόφυσις (hupóphusis)
  13. Englishhypophysis
  14. Englishneurohypophysis

From neuro- + hypophysis.

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Translations

Catalan neurohipòfisi
  • neurohipòfisiposterior lobe of the pituitary gland
Czech neurohypofýza
  • neurohypofýzaposterior lobe of the pituitary gland
Dutch neurohypofyse
  • neurohypofyseposterior lobe of the pituitary gland
French neurohypophyse
  • neurohypophyseposterior lobe of the pituitary gland
Italian neuroipofisi
  • neuroipofisiposterior lobe of the pituitary gland
Polish tylny płat przysadki, neuroprzysadka
  • tylny płat przysadkiposterior lobe of the pituitary gland
  • neuroprzysadkaposterior lobe of the pituitary gland
Portuguese neuro-hipófise
  • neuro-hipófiseposterior lobe of the pituitary gland
Spanish neurohipófisis
  • neurohipófisisposterior lobe of the pituitary gland
Swedish neurohypofys
  • neurohypofysposterior lobe of the pituitary gland
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