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Adjective [English]

IPA: /pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ɹi/ [UK], /pɪˈt͡ʃuːɪt(ə)ɹi/ [UK], /pɪˈtuɪˌtɛɹi/ [US]
Etymology: 1610s, from Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), from pītuīta (“clammy moisture, phlegm, mucus, slime”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“to be fat, swell”). Taken as the name for the gland because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose. As a noun by 1899. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pītuītārius||mucous}} Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*peyH-||to be fat, swell}} Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“to be fat, swell”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pituitary (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the pituitary gland. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (of or pertaining to the pituitary gland): хипофизен (hipofizen) (Bulgarian), pituïtari (Catalan), 腦垂體的 (Chinese Mandarin), 脑垂体的 (nǎochuítǐ de) (Chinese Mandarin), 垂體的 (Chinese Mandarin), 垂体的 (chuítǐ de) (Chinese Mandarin), hypofysaal (Dutch), hipofiza (Esperanto), pituitaire [feminine, masculine] (French), hypophysaire [feminine, masculine] (French), કફોત્પાદક (kaphotpādak) (Gujarati), dingul- (Icelandic), hipofizala (Ido), piotútach (Irish), pituitário (Portuguese), hipofisário (Portuguese), pituitario (Spanish), pitwidol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-pituitary-en-adj-kipnzAaq Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to the pituitary gland': 100 0
  2. Mucous. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: pituital, pituitous
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anterior pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland

Noun [English]

IPA: /pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ɹi/ [UK], /pɪˈt͡ʃuːɪt(ə)ɹi/ [UK], /pɪˈtuɪˌtɛɹi/ [US] Forms: pituitaries [plural]
Etymology: 1610s, from Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), from pītuīta (“clammy moisture, phlegm, mucus, slime”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“to be fat, swell”). Taken as the name for the gland because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose. As a noun by 1899. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pītuītārius||mucous}} Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*peyH-||to be fat, swell}} Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“to be fat, swell”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pituitary (plural pituitaries)
  1. (anatomy) The pituitary gland. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (pituitary gland): хипофиза (hipofiza) [feminine] (Bulgarian), aivolisäke (Finnish), hypophyse [feminine] (French), Hypophyse [feminine] (German), dingull [masculine] (Icelandic), heiladingull [masculine] (Icelandic), पियुषिका ग्रंथी (piyuṣikā granthī) [feminine] (Marathi), przysadka [feminine] (Polish), hipófise [feminine] (Portuguese), гипофиз (gipofiz) [masculine] (Russian), Hipofiza [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), hypofys [common-gender] (Swedish), гіпо́фіз (hipófiz) [masculine] (Ukrainian), нижній придаток мозку (nyžnij prydatok mozku) [masculine] (Ukrainian), chwarren bitwidol [feminine] (Welsh), pitŵitari [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-pituitary-en-noun-sU-qlD0- Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'pituitary gland': 44 24 32
  2. (anatomy) The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk): 腦垂體 (Chinese Mandarin), 脑垂体 (nǎochuítǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 垂體 (Chinese Mandarin), 垂体 (chuítǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), hypofyse (Dutch)
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  3. (medicine) An extract from the pituitary gland. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-pituitary-en-noun-FLRjV5X0 Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: hypophysis Derived forms: pituitary gland, hypopituitarism, hyperpituitarism, hypothalamopituitary, juxtapituitary

Inflected forms

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