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"en:Anatomy"
],
"glosses": [
"An endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation."
],
"links": [
[
"anatomy",
"anatomy"
],
[
"endocrine gland",
"endocrine gland"
],
[
"brain",
"brain"
],
[
"secretion",
"secretion"
],
[
"metabolism",
"metabolism"
],
[
"maturation",
"maturation"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(anatomy) An endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "glandula pituitaria"
},
{
"word": "hypophysis"
},
{
"word": "master gland"
},
{
"word": "pituitary body"
}
],
"topics": [
"anatomy",
"medicine",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hipofiz",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "հիպոֆիզ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "glàndula pituïtària"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "腦下垂體"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "nou⁵ haa⁶ seoi⁴ tai²",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "脑下垂体"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "腦下垂體"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "nǎoxiàchuítǐ",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "脑下垂体"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "垂體"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chuítǐ",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "垂体"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "podvěsek mozkový"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hypofýza"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "hypofyse"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "hipofizo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "aivolisäke"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "glande pituitaire"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hypophyse"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "glándula pituitaria"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Hypophyse"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Hirnanhangsdrüse"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Hirnanhangdrüse"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Hirnanhang"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "בלוטת יותרת המוח"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "agyalapi mirigy"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "heiladingull"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dingull"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "hipofizo"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faireog phiotútach"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hipifiseas"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hipifis"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ipofisi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ghiandola pituitaria"
},
{
"alt": "かすいたい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kasuitai",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "下垂体"
},
{
"alt": "のうかすいたい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nōkasuitai",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "脳下垂体"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hîpofîz"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "glandula pituitaria"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "hipofiza",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "хипофиза"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "repe whakatupu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "repe tupu"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "önčin tarxi",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "өнчин тархи"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hypofyse"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hypofyse"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "przysadka mózgowa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "hipófise"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hipofiză"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "glandă hipofiză"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gipófiz",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "гипо́физ"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pituitárnaja železá",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "питуита́рная железа́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mozgovój pridátok",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мозгово́й прида́ток"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pridátok mózga",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "прида́ток мо́зга"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "glándula pituitaria"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "hypofys"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dtɔ̀m-dtâi-sà-mɔ̌ɔng",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "ต่อมใต้สมอง"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "hipofiz"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "hipófiz",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "гіпо́фіз"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nyžnij prydatok mozku",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "нижній придаток мозку"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "an endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism and maturation",
"word": "tuyến yên"
}
],
"word": "pituitary gland"
}
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