hypothalamohypophysial portal system
[ hī′pō-thăl′ə-mō-hī′pə-fĭz′ē-əl, -zē′-, -hī-pŏf′ĭ-sē′əl ]
n.
A system of veins that originate in the hypothalamus and pass through the pituitary gland and into its anterior lobe, where they branch into a capillary bed and convey releasing factors to the anterior lobe.
Words nearby hypothalamohypophysial portal system
hypotensive,
hypotensor,
hypotenuse,
hypoth.,
hypothalamic infundibulum,
hypothalamohypophysial portal system,
hypothalamus,
hypothallus,
hypothec,
hypotheca,
hypothecary