pituitary (redirected from pituitaries)

pi·tu·i·tar·y  (p-t-tr, -ty-)

n. pl. pi·tu·i·tar·ies

1. The pituitary gland.

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

adj.

1. Of or relating to the pituitary gland.

2. Of or secreting phlegm or mucus; mucous.

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[From Latin ptutrius, of phlegm (from the early belief that it produced mucus), from ptuta, phlegm; see pei- in Indo-European roots.]

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pituitary [pɪˈtjuːɪtərɪ -trɪ]

n pl -taries

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) See pituitary gland, pituitary extract

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the pituitary gland

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Archaic of or relating to phlegm or mucus

[from Late Latin pītuītārius slimy, from pītuīta phlegm]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pituitary - the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain hypophysis, pituitary body, pituitary gland ductless gland, endocrine gland, endocrine - any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream 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 neurohypophysis, pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland - the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon - the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
Adj.	1.	pituitary - of or relating to the pituitary gland; "pituitary hormone"

Translations

pituitary [pɪˈtjuːɪtərɪ]

A. ADJ → pituitario

B. N → glándula f pituitaria

C. CPD pituitary gland N → glándula f pituitaria

pituitary (gland)

n → Hirnanhangdrüse f

pituitary [pɪˈtjuːɪt/ərɪ] n (also pituitary gland) → ghiandola pituitaria

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pituitary [pɪˈtjuːɪt/ərɪ] n (also pituitary gland) → ghiandola pituitaria