Pituitary - Law Dictionary Search Results
Pituitary
Matched in: Term Pituitary
VerbarHypophysis
See Pituitary body under Pituitary
corticotrophin
a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland it stimulates the adrenal cortex called also adrenocorticotropin and
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Ephippium
A depression in the sphenoid bone the pituitary fossa
gonadotropin
A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland and placenta which stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive
Hormone
on cells at a distance from the producing cells thus pituitary hormones produced in the brain may have effects on cells
Hypophysial
Of or pertaining to the hypophysis pituitary
VerbarInfundibulum
process connecting the floor of the third ventricle with the pituitary body the infundibula of the lungs the enlarged terminations of
LH
luteinizing hormone a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the pituitary and stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release
Pituitrin
A substance or extract from the pituitary body
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