adenohypophysis

English

Etymology

From adeno- +‎ hypophysis.

Noun

adenohypophysis (plural adenohypophyses)

1. (anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction.

Synonyms

• anterior lobe
• anterior pituitary

Derived terms

• adenohypophyseal
• adenohypophysial
• meso-adenohypophysis
• meta-adenohypophysis
• pro-adenohypophysis

 

Related terms

• neurohypophysis

Translations

the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

• Catalan: adenohipòfisi (ca) f
• Czech: adenohypofýza (cs) f
• Dutch: adenohypofyse (nl) f, pars distalis (nl)
• Finnish: adenohypofyysi (fi)
• French: adénohypophyse (fr) f
• Indonesian: adenohipofisis
• Italian: adenoipofisi (it) f
• Malay: adenohipofisis
• Portuguese: adenoipófise f, adeno-hipófise f
• Spanish: adenohipófisis f
• Swedish: adenohypofys (sv)
• Vietnamese: thùy trước tuyến yên