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Rathke's pouch
[raht-kuh
z] Pronunciation Key
[raht-kuh
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| an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. |
Also called Rathke's pocket.
[Origin: 1940–45; named after Martin Heinrich Rathke (1793–1860), German anatomist
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