Meaning of PITUITARY
| Pronunciation: | | pi'tooi`teree
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- [n] the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
- [adj] having abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from abnormal pituitary secretion; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"; "a pituitary dwarf"
- [adj] of or relating to the pituitary gland; "pituitary hormone"
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| | Synonyms: | | acromegalic, hypophysis, pituitary body, pituitary gland, unshapely |
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| | See Also: | | adenohypophysis, anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, ductless gland, endocrine gland, hypophyseal stalk, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pi*tu"i*ta*ry\, a. [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 body} or {gland} (Anat.), a glandlike body of
unknown function, situated in the pituitary fossa, and
connected with the infundibulum of the brain; the
hypophysis.
{Pituitary fossa} (Anat.), the ephippium.
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