adenohypophysis

English

Etymology

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