pars tuberalis

noun

Part of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which wraps the pituitary stalk in a highly vascularized sheath.

Meanings

noun
  1. anatomyPart of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which wraps the pituitary stalk in a highly vascularized sheath.

Origin

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