| hPG, HPG | human pituitary gonadotropin |
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| HPT | histamine provocation test; human placental thyrotropin; hyperparathyroidism; hypothalamo-pituitary-... |
| LAP | laparoscopy; laparotomy; left arterial pressure; left atrial pressure; leucine aminopeptidase; leuke... |
| LPH | lactase-phlorizin hydrolase; left posterior hemiblock; lipotropic pituitary hormone |
| MPHD | multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies |
| pituitary infantilism | Short stature due to underpreformance of the pituitary gland (specifically of the anterior pituitary). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pituitary membrane | The mucous membrane lining the nasal cavity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pituitary myxoedema | Myxoedema resulting from inadequate secretion of the thyrotropic hormone; commonly occurs in association with inadequate secretion of other anterior pituitary hormones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pituitary stalk section | Transection of the neurovascular connection between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior pituitary | The cleaned, dried, and powdered posterior lobe obtained from the pituitary body of domestic animals used for food by humans; an oxytocic, vasoconstrictor, antidiuretic, and a stimulant of intestinal motility. Synonym: desiccated pituitary, hypophysis sicca. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postpartum pituitary necrosis syndrome | <syndrome> Hypopituitarism arising from a severe circulatory collapse postpartum, with resultant pituitary necrosis. Synonym: postpartum pituitary necrosis syndrome, thyrohypophysial syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cushing's pituitary basophilism | <disease> An increased concentration of glucocorticoid hormone in the bloodstream (produced by the adrenal gland) secondary to a pituitary tumour that is secreting the hormone adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH serves to stimulate the adrenal gland to produce excess glucocorticoids. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hyaline bodies of pituitary | Accumulations of a gelatinous neurosecretory substance in the axons of the hypothalamohypophyseal tract in the posterior lobe of the hypophysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| desiccated pituitary | The cleaned, dried, and powdered posterior lobe obtained from the pituitary body of domestic animals used for food by humans; an oxytocic, vasoconstrictor, antidiuretic, and a stimulant of intestinal motility. Synonym: desiccated pituitary, hypophysis sicca. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enlarged pituitary infundibulum | <radiology> Histiocytosis X, eosinophilic granuloma, Hand-Schuller-Christian disease, Letterer-Siwe disease, sarcoidosis (12 Dec 1998) |