pars distilis

1. 1.

   the anterior part of the anterior pituitary

   Synonymspars anterior

   Broaderendocrine gland

   Part ofanterior pituitary

Questions about pars distilis

What does pars distilis mean?

pars distilis means "the anterior part of the anterior pituitary".

What is another word for pars distilis?

Close synonyms include pars anterior. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pars distilis a common word?

pars distilis 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.