median eminence


me·di·an em·i·nence

[TA] the slightly prominent lower segment of the infundibulum of the hypothalamus, immediately proximal to the hypophysial stalk; the region is characterized by the capillary tufts of the infundibular arteries, from which the hypothalamohypophysial portal system of veins arises. Synonym(s): eminentia mediana

median eminence

The anterior bodies of the medulla oblongata separated by the anterior median fissure.See also: eminence