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anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis, from Greek adeno, "gland"; hypo, "under"; physis, "growth") is the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. The term "pars distalis" is sometimes used as a synonym for the anterior pituitary, but this is not quite correct. The anterior pituitary is usually divided into the ("distal part") comprising most of the anterior pituitary, and the  ("tubular part") - which extends up from the pars distalis and wraps around