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

1 sense of pars intermedia

Sense 1
pars intermedia -- (a thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary)
       => endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland -- (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)