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Descriptor English: Pituitary Gland
Descriptor Spanish: Hipófisis
Descriptor hipófisis
Entry term(s) glándula hipofisaria
glándula pituitaria
hipotálamo infundibular
infundíbulo hipofisario
tallo hipofisario
tallo infundibular
tronco infundibular
Scope note: Pequeña glándula impar, situada en la SILLA TURCA, que está conectada al HIPOTÁLAMO a través de un pedículo corto denominado INFUNDÍBULO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hipófise
Descriptor French: Hypophyse
Entry term(s): Glande pituitaire
Tige hypophysaire
Tige pituitaire
Tree number(s): A06.300.747
A06.688.357.750
A08.186.211.180.497.352.435.500
A08.186.211.200.317.357.352.435.500
A08.713.357.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010902
Scope note: A small, unpaired gland situated in the SELLA TURCICA. It is connected to the HYPOTHALAMUS by a short stalk which is called the INFUNDIBULUM.
Annotation: general or unspecified: prefer specific lobes; /rad eff: consider also PITUITARY IRRADIATION; /surg: probably HYPOPHYSECTOMY; consider also PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM & HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM
Allowable Qualifiers: AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BS vascularisation
CH composition chimique
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
DG imagerie diagnostique
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
IR innervation
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
SU chirurgie
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie
Related: Hypophysectomie MeSH
DeCS ID: 11335
Unique ID: D010902
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Hypophyse - Preferred
Concept UI M0016910
Preferred term Hypophyse
Entry term(s) Glande pituitaire
Tige pituitaire - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0332677
Preferred term Tige pituitaire
Entry term(s) Tige hypophysaire



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