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.
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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. — 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.
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