Pituitary

Pi-tu′i-ta-ry

,

Adj.

[L.

pituita

phlegm, pituite: cf. F.

pituitarie

.]

(Anat.)

(a)

Secreting mucus or phlegm;

as, the

pituitary

membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities

.

(b)

Of or pertaining to the pituitary body;

as, the

pituitary

fossa

.

Pituitary

PITU'ITARY

,

Adj.

[L. pituita, phlegm, rheum; Gr. to spit.]

That secretes phlegm or mucus; as the pituitary membrane.

The pituitary gland is a small oval body on the lower side of the brain, supposed by the ancients to secrete the mucus of the nostrils.

pituitary

English

Adjective

pituitary ‎(not comparable)

(anatomy) Of or relating to the pituitary gland.

Translations

of or pertaining to the pituitary gland

Catalan: pituïtari
Dutch: hypofysaal
French: pituitaire (fr) m, f, hypophysaire (fr) m, f
Icelandic: dingul-

Irish: piotútach
Spanish: pituitario

Noun

pituitary ‎(plural pituitaries)

(anatomy) The pituitary gland.
(anatomy) The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.
(medicine) An extract from the pituitary gland.

Derived terms

Translations

pituitary gland

Chinese:
Taiwan: 腦下垂體腺
Finnish: aivolisäke
French: hypophyse (fr) f
German: Hypophyse (de) f

Icelandic: dingull m, heiladingull (is) m
Marathi: पियुषिका ग्रंथी f ‎(piyushika granthi)
Serbo-Croatian: Hipofiza f
Swedish: hypofys (sv) c

pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk

Chinese:
Taiwan: 腦下垂體，即「腦下垂體腺」（pituitary gland）與「腦下垂體柄」（pituitary stalk）的合稱

Dutch: hypofyse (nl)

extract from the pituitary gland

Synonyms

hypophysis

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Pituitary

PITU'ITARY

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