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PITUITARY GLAND
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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Pituitary Gland
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Hipófisis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Hipófise
Synonyms
English
:
Hypophysis
Pituitary Stalk
Hypothalamus, Infundibular
Infundibular Stalk
Infundibular Stem
Infundibulum (Hypophysis)
Infundibulum, Hypophyseal
Tree Number:
A06.407.747
A06.688.357.750
A08.186.211.464.497.352.435.500
A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.435.500
A08.713.357.750
Definition
English
:
A small, unpaired gland situated in the
SELLA TURCICA
. It is connected to the
HYPOTHALAMUS
by a short stalk which is called the INFUNDIBULUM.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
general or unspecified: prefer specific lobes; /rad eff: consider also
PITUITARY IRRADIATION
; /surg: probably
HYPOPHYSECTOMY
; consider also
PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM
&
HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM
Consider also terms at
English
:
HYPOPHYS-
See Related
English
:
Hypophysectomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
11335
Unique Identifier:
D010902
Occurrence in VHL
:
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