pituitary
The pituitary gland; sometimes including together with the pituitary stalkThe pituitary gland; sometimes including together with the pituitary stalk.
» Hypophysitis is an inflammation of the pituitary gland.
Meaning
2 sensesThe pituitary gland; sometimes including together with the pituitary stalk.
An extract from the pituitary gland.
- the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
Examples
5 sentencesHypophysitis is an inflammation of the pituitary gland.
A tumor of the pituitary gland can cause hypopituitarism.
The secretion of pituitary gland hormones is controlled by the hypothalamus.
deDie Sekretion von Hormonen der Hypophyse wird durch den Hypothalamus gesteuert.
The pituitary gland rests in a small depression of the sphenoid bone.
This son of Jewish immigrants had a tumor on his pituitary gland that caused his unusual growth.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Learned borrowing from Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), from pītuīta (“mucus, phlegm”). FirstLearned borrowing from Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), from pītuīta (“mucus, phlegm”). First attested in the 1610s. First attested as a noun by 1899. The term was adopted as the name for the gland, because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose.
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Forms
plural: pituitaries| Singular | pituitary |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain:pituitary glandpituitary bodyhypophysis