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pituitary |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pituitary \Pi*tu"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. pituita phlegm, pituite: cf F. pituitarie.] (Anat.) a Secreting mucus or phlegm; as the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities. b Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as the pituitary fossa. {Pituitary body} or {gland} (Anat.), a glandlike body of unknown function, situated in the pituitary fossa, and connected with the infundibulum of the brain; the hypophysis. {Pituitary fossa} (Anat.), the ephippium. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pituitary adj 1: of or relating to the pituitary gland; "pituitary hormone" 2: having abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from abnormal pituitary secretion; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"; "a pituitary dwarf" [syn: {acromegalic}] n : the master gland of the endocrine system [syn: {pituitary gland}, {pituitary body}, {hypophysis}]
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