neurohemal organ

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neurohemal organ [¦nu̇r·ō′hē·məl ‚ȯr·gən]

(zoology)

Any of various structures in vertebrates and some invertebrates that consist of clusters of bulbous, secretion-filled axon terminals of neurosecretory cells which function as storage-and-release centers for neurohormones.

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