PARS INTERMEDIA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pars intermedia" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

Holonyms ("pars intermedia" is a part of...):

neurohypophysis; pars nervosa; posterior pituitary; posterior pituitary gland (the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)

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