paraventricular nucleus
noun
para·ven·tric·u·lar nucleus
-ven-ˈtrik-yə-lər-, -vən-
: a discrete band of neurons in the anterior part of the hypothalamus that produce vasopressin and especially oxytocin and that innervate the neurohypophysis
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