PARS NERVOSA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pars nervosa mean? 

• PARS NERVOSA (noun)
  The noun PARS NERVOSA has 1 sense:

1. the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature

  Familiarity information: PARS NERVOSA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARS NERVOSA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

neurohypophysis; pars nervosa; posterior pituitary; posterior pituitary gland

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "pars nervosa"):

pars intermedia (a thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary)

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

hypophysis; pituitary; pituitary body; pituitary gland (the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain)

 Context examples 

A thin fenestrated layer of the pars nervosa retinae adjacent to the outer nuclear layer and through which extend the visual rods and cones.

(Outer Limiting Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)