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pars nervosa

n. (context anatomy English) A region constituting the majority of the posterior pituitary. It is the storage site of oxytocin and vasopressin.

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pars nervosa

n. the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature [syn: posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis]