Adenohypophysitis
adenohypophysitis
adenohypophysitis ad·e·no·hy·poph·y·si·tis (ād’n-ō-hī-pŏf’ĭ-sī’tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the anterior pituitary gland, often related to pregnancy.
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