Noun

• S: (n) anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis (the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)
• part meronym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)
• S: (n) gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter (any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream)
• S: (n) organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)
• S: (n) body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
• S: (n) part, piece (a portion of a natural object) "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
• S: (n) thing (a separate and self-contained entity)
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• part holonym