Definition of pituitary Pituitary
/pʌtuˈʌtɛˌɹi/ - [putuuteree] - pi•tu•i•tar•y
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What does pituitary mean?
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NounPlural: pituitaries |
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| pituitary - the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain | ||
| pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysis | ||
| ductless gland, endocrine gland, endocrine any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream | ||
| betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon | ||
| hypophyseal stalk the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus | ||
| adenohypophysis, anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature | ||
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| pituitary - of or relating to the pituitary gland; "pituitary hormone" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pituitary (Noun)
The pituitary gland. - pituitary (Noun)
The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk. - pituitary (Noun)
An extract from the pituitary gland . - pituitary (Adjective)
Of or relating to the pituitary gland .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pituitary (a.)
Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities. - pituitary (a.)
Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pituitary
pit′ū-i-tā-ri, adj. mucous—also Pit′ūital, Pit′ūitous.—ns. Pitūī′ta, Pit′uite, phlegm.—Pituitary body, a rounded body of the size of a small bean, situated in the sella turcica in the sphenoid bone on the floor of the cavity of the skull. [L. pituitarius—pituita, mucus.]
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🔤- pituitary, noun, singular of pituitaries.
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