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Herring bodies

Herring bodies is the plural of Herring body.

Meaning of Herring body

Noun

Herring body (plural Herring bodies)

  1. A neurosecretory structure found in the posterior pituitary, where hormones are temporarily stored. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus.

Questions about Herring bodies

What is Herring bodies the plural of?
Herring bodies is the plural of Herring body.

Words near Herring bodies in the dictionary

  1. Herriman
  2. Herrimans
  3. herriment
  4. herriments
  5. herring
  6. Herring bodies
  7. Herring body
  8. herring cale
  9. herring gull
  10. herring gulls
  11. herring pond

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