What part of speech is pituitary?

Pituitary can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. pituitary is a noun, singular of pituitaries.
  • 2. pituitary is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more pituitary
    most pituitary
  • Positive: pituitary 
  • Comparative: more pituitary
  • Superlative: most pituitary

What does pituitary mean?

Definitions

Adjective

pituitary - of or relating to the pituitary gland; "pituitary hormone"

Noun

pituitary - the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain

Examples of pituitary

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Pituitary hormone.
2. adj. Hypophysitis is an inflammation of the pituitary gland.
3. adj. A tumor of the pituitary gland can cause hypopituitarism.
Sentence  
adj.
Pituitary hormone.
Hypophysitis is an inflammation of the pituitary gland.
A tumor of the pituitary gland can cause hypopituitarism.

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