neurohypophysis
Pronunciation: nu'ro-hi-pof'i-sis
Definition: Complex comprising the infundibulum and the nervous lobe of the hypophysis.
Synonym(s): lobus nervosusTA, lobus posterior hypophyseos, pars nervosa hypophyseos, nervous lobe, neural part of hypophysis, posterior lobe of hypophysis
[neuro- + hypophysis]
See Also: pituitary gland
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