pituitary
Of or relating to the pituitary glandOf or relating to the pituitary gland.
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» Hypophysitis is an inflammation of the pituitary gland.
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2 senses(not comparable)Of or relating to the pituitary gland.
of or relating to the pituitary gland
(not comparable)Mucous.
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. — dryaco
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.
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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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