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Pituitary Gland, Posterior

Medical Definition: The neural or post-neural lobe of the pituitary gland. The infundibulum is considered part of the posterior pituitary by most authors.
Guide Notes: diseases: coord IM with PITUITARY DISEASES or specific pituitary dis (IM)
Also Called: Infundibulum (Hypophysis)
Pituitary Gland, Posterior Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Median Eminence - Raised area on the infundibular NEUROHYPOPHYSIS at the floor of the third ventricle of the brain which contains the primary capillary network of the hypophyseal portal system.

Pituitary Gland, Posterior Medical Definitions and Terms

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