Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: anterior pituitary
  1. The anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
    - anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis

Derived forms: anterior pituitaries

Type of: ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine gland

Part of: hypophysis, pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland

Encyclopedia: Anterior pituitary