pars distalis

UK/ˌpɑːz dɪsˈtɑːliːs/US/ˌpɑɹz dɪsˈtælis/

noun

The distal part of the adenohypophysis, which contains the majority of its hormone-secreting cells.

OriginLatin pars distālis →
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Meanings

nounpars distalis (plural partes distales)

plural partes distales

  1. anatomyThe distal part of the adenohypophysis, which contains the majority of its hormone-secreting cells.

Origin

  1. Latindistālis“~distant”
  2. Latinpars“part”
  3. Latinpars distālis
  4. Englishpars distalis

First attested in English in 1913 or prior: from scientific Latin pars distālis, from classical Latin pars (“part”) + post-classical Latin distālis (“~distant”).

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