hypophyseal stalk

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   the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus

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   Part ofpituitary

Questions about hypophyseal stalk

What does hypophyseal stalk mean?

hypophyseal stalk means "the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus".

Is hypophyseal stalk a common word?

hypophyseal stalk is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.