pituitary
noun
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Pronunciation: /pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ɹi/ / /pɪˈt͡ʃuːɪt(ə)ɹi/ / /pɪˈtuɪˌtɛɹi/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin pītuīta Latin pītuītāriuslbor. English pituitary Learned 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.
- Of or relating to the pituitary gland.
- Mucous.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin pītuīta Latin pītuītāriuslbor. English pituitary Learned 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.
- The pituitary gland; sometimes including together with the pituitary stalk.
- An extract from the pituitary gland.