Pituitary Definition

pĭ-to͝oĭ-tĕrē, -tyo͝o-
pituitaries
noun
pituitaries

Pituitary gland.

Webster's New World
Any of various preparations made from extracts of the pituitary gland.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of or secreting mucus.
Webster's New World
Of the pituitary gland.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pituitary

Noun

Singular:
pituitary
Plural:
pituitaries

Origin of Pituitary

  • From Latin pītuītārius of phlegm (from the early belief that it produced mucus) from pītuīta phlegm peiə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pituitary Sentence Examples

  • The pituitary also produces ACTH and growth hormone, which have significant metabolic effects.

  • The groups of pituitary adenomas which fail to produce one or more hormones are called non-functioning pituitary adenomas.

  • Oxytocin A hormone, produced by the pituitary gland, which stimulates contraction of the uterus.

  • The pituitary gland regulates adrenal cortisol production by responding to the amount of cortisol production by responding to the amount of cortisol in the blood.

  • Precocious Puberty Causes and Symptoms Puberty begins when the brain secretes a hormone that triggers the pituitary gland to release gonadotropins, which in turn stimulate the ovaries or testes to produce sex hormones.

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