Pituitary

What do we mean by pituitary?

The pituitary gland. noun

An extract from the anterior or posterior lobes of the pituitary gland, prepared for therapeutic use. noun

Of or relating to the pituitary gland. adjective

Of or secreting phlegm or mucus; mucous. adjective

Mucous; secreting or containing mucus, or supposed to do so; relating to pituita.

Secreting mucus or phlegm. adjective

Of or pertaining to the pituitary body. adjective

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”. adjective

The ephippium. adjective

Of or relating to the pituitary gland. adjective

The pituitary gland. noun

The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk. noun

An extract from the pituitary gland. noun

Of or relating to the pituitary gland adjective

The master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain noun

The pituitary gland.

The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.

An extract from the pituitary gland.

A state of being in that it cause one to become in looking like a pituitary gland. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to pituitary:
pituitary, pituita.

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Words that rhyme with pituitary:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe pituitary:
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