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pituitary gland

pituitary gland

This small two-lobed endocrine gland sits in the skull base below the hypothalamus and connects to it by a stalk.

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English
pituitary gland
Norwegian
hypofyse
Japanese
下垂体 — かすいたい — kasuitai
Korean
뇌하수체 — noehasuche
Spanish
hipófisis
French
hypophyse
German
Hirnanhangdrüse

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