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Pharmacology. the extract obtained from the lobes of the pituitary glands of hogs, sheep, and other domestic animals: the posterior lobe constituent increases blood pressure, contracts stomach muscles, etc., and the anterior lobe constituent regulates growth of the skeleton.
adjective
3.
of, pertaining to, or involving the pituitary gland.
4.
noting a physical type of abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from excessive pituitary secretion.
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Pituitary
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World English Dictionary
| pituitary (pɪˈtjuːɪtərɪ, -trɪ) | |
| —n , pl -taries | |
| 1. | pituitary gland See pituitary extract |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or relating to the pituitary gland |
| 3. | archaic of or relating to phlegm or mucus |
| [C17: from Late Latin pītuītārius slimy, from pītuīta phlegm] | |
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Word Origin & History
pituitary
1615, from L. pituitarius "mucous," from pituita "phlegm, mucus." Taken as the name for the gland because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose.
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pituitary pi·tu·i·tar·y (pĭ-t&oomacr;'ĭ-těr'ē, -ty&oomacr;'-)
n.
The pituitary gland.
An extract from the anterior or posterior lobes of the pituitary gland, prepared for therapeutic use.
Of or relating to the pituitary gland.
Of or secreting phlegm or mucus; mucous.
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