pituitary
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/pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ɹi/
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/pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ɹi/ (UK) · /pɪˈt͡ʃuːɪt(ə)ɹi/ (UK) · /pɪˈtuɪˌtɛɹi/ (US)
Definition of pituitary
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Of or relating to the pituitary gland.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Of or relating to the pituitary gland.
- (not-comparable)Mucous.
noun
- The pituitary gland.
- The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.
- An extract from the pituitary gland.
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Etymology
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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