endocrine vs posterior pituitary gland

posterior pituitary gland vs endocrine

endocrine and posterior pituitary gland both are nouns.

endocrine is an adjective but posterior pituitary gland is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
endocrine	Yes	Yes	No	No
posterior pituitary gland	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, posterior pituitary gland is a hyponym of endocrine; that is, posterior pituitary gland is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than endocrine:

endocrine: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
posterior pituitary gland: the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature

Other hyponyms of endocrine include thyroid, thyroid gland, parathyroid, parathyroid gland, adrenal, adrenal gland, suprarenal gland, prostate, prostate gland, thymus, thymus gland, hypophysis, pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland, adenohypophysis, anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, pars anterior, pars distilis, pars intermedia, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, epiphysis, epiphysis cerebri, pineal body, pineal gland, islands of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans, adrenal cortex, adrenal medulla, corpus luteum, gonad, sex gland.

endocrine (noun)	posterior pituitary gland (noun)
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect	the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

endocrine (adjective)	posterior pituitary gland (adjective)
of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions

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