Pituitary

[pɪ'tjuːɪt(ə)rɪ] or [pɪ'tuətɛri]

Definition

(noun.) the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain.

(adj.) of or relating to the pituitary gland; 'pituitary hormone' .

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Definition

(a.) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities.

(a.) Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa.

Typist: Wesley

Definition

adj. mucous—also Pit′ūital Pit′ūitous.—ns. Pitūī′ta Pit′uite phlegm.—Pituitary body a rounded body of the size of a small bean situated in the sella turcica in the sphenoid bone on the floor of the cavity of the skull.

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