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

1 sense of posterior pituitary gland

Sense 1
posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa -- (the posterior 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)