pituitaries

Variant of pituitary

adjective

  1. Obsolete of or secreting mucus
  2. of the pituitary gland

Origin: L pituitarius < pituita, phlegm, rheum < IE *pitu-, juice, food < base *pei-, *pi-, to be fat > pitch, fat

noun pl. pituitaries

  1. pituitary gland
  2. any of various preparations made from extracts of the pituitary gland
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