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Pituitary

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Adjective, Noun

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pi=tu=i=tar=y

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Pituitary has 1 sense

pituitary(n = noun.body) hypophysis, pituitary body, pituitary gland - the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain; Array

is a kind of ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine gland

has parts: hypophyseal stalk, adenohypophysis, anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland

is a part of betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon

Derived form adjective pituitary₁

Adjective Pituitary has 1 sense

pituitary(a = adj.pert) Array - of or relating to the pituitary gland; "pituitary hormone"

Derived form noun

pituitary₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Pituitary, a. [L. pituita phlegm, pituite: cf. F. pituitarie.].

Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities. [1913 Webster]

Pituitary body or Pituitary gland (Anat.), a a small, somewhat cherry-shaped endocrine gland, situated in the pituitary fossa, and suspended from the base of the hypothalamus; the hypophysis; -- called also glandula pituitaria, and basilaris. It secretes th pituitary hormones: oxytocin; vasopresin; antidiuretic hormone; luteinizing hormone; somatotropins; prolactin; thyroid stimulating hormone; gonadotropins; adrenal corticotropin and other peptide hormones. It affects all hormonal functions, and is thus called the “master gland”. -- Pituitary fossa (Anat.), the ephippium.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Pituitary, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. -ies) (also pituitary gland or body) a small ductless gland at the base of the brain secreting various hormones essential for growth and other bodily functions.
--adj. of or relating to this gland.

Etymology

L pituitarius secreting phlegm f. pituita phlegm

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