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neurohypophysis

/ˌnjʊə.rəʊ.haɪˈpɒf.ɪ.sɪs/

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noun

/ˌnjʊə.rəʊ.haɪˈpɒf.ɪ.sɪs/C2formalmedical
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее заднюю долю гипофиза, которая в основном имеет железистую природу и участвует в хранении и высвобождении определенных гормонов.

A noun referring to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which is primarily glandular in nature and involved in the storage and release of certain hormones.

  1. Posterior pituitary lobeC2formalmedical

    The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stores and releases hormones produced by the hypothalamus, such as oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone.

    ruНейрогипофиз

    • The neurohypophysis releases oxytocin during childbirth.
    • Damage to the neurohypophysis can cause diabetes insipidus.
    • The neurohypophysis is connected to the hypothalamus by the pituitary stalk.
Forms
  • neurohypophyses plural form
  • neurohypophyses' possessive plural form
  • neurohypophysis's possessive singular form