Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun adenohypophysis

1 sense of adenohypophysis

Sense 1
anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis -- (the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)
       => endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland -- (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)