rathke's-pocket
kəz noun Embryology.
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
1940–45; named after Martin Heinrich Rathke (1793–1860), German anatomist
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