adjective
Origin: L pituitarius < pituita, phlegm, rheum < IE *pitu-, juice, food < base *pei-, *pi-, to be fat > pitch, fat
noun pl. pituitaries
See pituitary in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. pi·tu·i·tar·ies
Origin:
Origin: From Latin pītuītārius, of phlegm (from the early belief that it produced mucus)
Origin: , from pītuīta, phlegm; see peiə- in Indo-European roots
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