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Neurohypophysis in a sentence

Neurohypophysis meaning

The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin.

Synonyms of Neurohypophysis

posterior pituitary posterior pituitary gland pars nervosa endocrine gland endocrine ductless gland

Related words

Other words often associated with Neurohypophysis or its synonyms:

gland secretion exocrine hormone

Using Neurohypophysis

  • The main meaning on this page is: The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin.
  • Useful related words include: posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, pars nervosa, endocrine gland.

Context around Neurohypophysis

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lobe 1×

Often after:

oxytocin 1×

Sentence patterns with Neurohypophysis

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

pituitary lobe neurohypophysis oxytocin and 1× pituitary or neurohypophysis is a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

anterior pituitary lobe 1× the posterior pituitary 1×

Common sentence endings:

lobe merely stored 1× or the infundibulum 1×

Words around Neurohypophysis

Just before it in the word index:

neuroglycopenic 2 neurogenic 6 neurogenesis 11 neurofibromatosis 9 neuroendocrine 30 neuroeconomics 2

Just after it in the word index:

neuroimaging 20 neuroinflammation 5 neuroinvasive 4 neurok 2 neuroleptic 3 neuroleptics 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Neurohypophysis

  • In this selection, "neurohypophysis" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lobe and oxytocin stand out and add context to how "neurohypophysis" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include pituitary lobe neurohypophysis oxytocin and and pituitary or neurohypophysis is a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "neurohypophysis" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with neurohypophysis

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Anterior pituitary lobe (adenohypophysis) Posterior pituitary lobe (neurohypophysis) Oxytocin and anti-diuretic hormone are not secreted in the posterior lobe, merely stored. (22 words)

The posterior pituitary (or neurohypophysis) is a lobe of the gland that is functionally connected to the hypothalamus by the median eminence via a small tube called the pituitary stalk (also called the infundibular stalk or the infundibulum). (38 words)

Longer example sentences

The posterior pituitary (or neurohypophysis) is a lobe of the gland that is functionally connected to the hypothalamus by the median eminence via a small tube called the pituitary stalk (also called the infundibular stalk or the infundibulum). (38 words)

Anterior pituitary lobe (adenohypophysis) Posterior pituitary lobe (neurohypophysis) Oxytocin and anti-diuretic hormone are not secreted in the posterior lobe, merely stored. (22 words)

Example sentences (2)

Anterior pituitary lobe (adenohypophysis) Posterior pituitary lobe (neurohypophysis) Oxytocin and anti-diuretic hormone are not secreted in the posterior lobe, merely stored.

The posterior pituitary (or neurohypophysis) is a lobe of the gland that is functionally connected to the hypothalamus by the median eminence via a small tube called the pituitary stalk (also called the infundibular stalk or the infundibulum).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "neurohypophysis" in a sentence?
An example: "Anterior pituitary lobe (adenohypophysis) Posterior pituitary lobe (neurohypophysis) Oxytocin and anti-diuretic hormone are not secreted in the posterior lobe, merely stored." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "neurohypophysis" from authentic English texts.
What does "neurohypophysis" mean?
Neurohypophysis means: The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin.
What are synonyms of "neurohypophysis"?
Common synonyms of "neurohypophysis" include: posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, pars nervosa, endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland.
How many example sentences with "neurohypophysis" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "neurohypophysis", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.