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pituitary body
noun
- (formerly) the pituitary gland.
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He says, As the pituitary body is an integral part of the brain, so are the suprarenal bodies part of the sympathetic system.
The origin of the pituitary body from the roof of the mouth was first described by Rathke .
Between this skeleton and the pituitary body the important portion of the brain formed by the occipital lobes takes its origin.
The coxal excretory organs at the base of the endognaths remain and become the pituitary body.
The pituitary body still opens into the mouth, though the septum between the mouth and the throat is broken through.
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