pituitary body
Americannoun
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It is true that brain tumors, gliomatous and cystic and, above all, the overgrowth of the pituitary body in acromegaly give rise to agonizing pains.
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The prevailing trend of opinion is that this condition is due to irregular action of the pituitary body which controls osseous development.
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The morphological anterior end of the central nerve tube is the point of the infundibulum which is in contact with the pituitary body.
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Sight, spiritual, accompanies development of pineal gland and pituitary body, 66; varieties of, 67.
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Pressure on the optic chiasma, for example by a tumour of the pituitary body, is associated with bilateral temporal hemianopsia.
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