Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2007) Hyperprolactinaemia or hyperprolactinemia is the presence of abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood. Normal levels are less than 500 mIU/L [20 ng/mL or Âµg/L] for women, and less than 450 mIU/L for men. Prolactin is a peptide hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that is primarily associated with lactation and plays a vital role in breast development during pregnancy.
Â© A Dictionary of Biology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. cymose inflorescence (cyme; definite inflorescence) A type of flowering shoot (see inflorescence) in which the first-formed flower develops from the growing region at the top of the flower stalk (see illustration).n a dichasial cyme (or dichasium), the development of the flower at the apex is followed by two new flower axes developing from buds opposite one another, as in plants of the family Caryophyllaceae (such as stitchwort).
Adj. 1. cymose-having a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side. phytology, botany-the branch of biology that studies plants.determinate-not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; determinate growth.. cymose-having a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side. phytology, botany-the branch of biology that studies plants. determinate-not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; determinate growth.