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Pituitary

//pɪˈtuɪˌtɛɹi// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the pituitary gland. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Mucous. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the pituitary gland wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The pituitary gland.
  2. 2
    the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain wordnet
  3. 3
    The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.
  4. 4
    An extract from the pituitary gland.

Etymology

Etymology 1

1610s, from Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), from pītuīta (“clammy moisture, phlegm, mucus, slime”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“to be fat, swell”). Taken as the name for the gland because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose. As a noun by 1899.

Etymology 2

1610s, from Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), from pītuīta (“clammy moisture, phlegm, mucus, slime”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“to be fat, swell”). Taken as the name for the gland because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose. As a noun by 1899.

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