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Noun: hypophyseal stalk
  1. The funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus
    "Hormones travel through the hypophyseal stalk from the hypothalamus to the pituitary"

Derived forms: hypophyseal stalks

Type of: infundibulum

Part of: hypophysis, pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland