Term ID: | 8958 |
Name: | Pituitary Diseases |
Definition: | Disorders involving either the ADENOHYPOPHYSIS or the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS. These diseases usually manifest as hypersecretion or hyposecretion of PITUITARY HORMONES. Neoplastic pituitary masses can also cause compression of the OPTIC CHIASM and other adjacent structures. |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D004700|MESH:D007027 |
TreeNumbers: | C10.228.140.617.738 |C19.700 |
Synonyms: | Adenohypophyseal Disease |Adenohypophyseal Diseases |Anterior Pituitary Disease |Anterior Pituitary Diseases |Disease, Adenohypophyseal |Disease, Anterior Pituitary |Disease, Neurohypophyseal |Disease, Pituitary |Disease, Pituitary Gland |Disease, Posterior Pitui |
Slim Mappings: | Endocrine system disease|Nervous system disease |
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MedGen: D010900
MeSH: D010900
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