See Also: Jadassohn, Josef(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Jadassohn's nevus(medicine)
jadassohn-tieche nevus(medicine)
Jadassohn-Pellizzari anetoderma(medicine)
Jadassohn-Lewandowski syndrome(medicine)
Franceschetti-Jadassohn syndrome(medicine)
Borst-Jadassohn type intraepidermal epithelioma(medicine)
Gerstmann, Josef(medicine)
Breuer, Josef(medicine)

hypophysis (medicine) and Jadassohn, Josef (medicine)


hypophysis (medicine)


hypophysis -->
pituitary gland


A small oval shaped endocrine gland situated at the base of the brain in the fossa (depression) of the sphenoid bone. The overall role is to regulate growth and metabolism. The gland is divided into the posterior and anterior pituitary, each responsible for the production of its own unique hormones.


Jadassohn, Josef (medicine)


Jadassohn, Josef
<person> German dermatologist in Switzerland, 1863-1936; introduced the patch test for contact dermatitis.

See: Jadassohn's nevus, Borst-Jadassohn type intraepidermal epithelioma, Jadassohn-Pellizzari anetoderma, Jadassohn-Tieche nevus, Franceschetti-Jadassohn syndrome, Jadassohn-Lewandowski syndrome.