Etymology

pituita

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Today it means: Phlegm; mucus. Full definition →

Latin pītuīta
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  1. Latin · derived frompītuīta“mucus, phlegm”
  2. English todaypituita

From Latin pītuīta (“mucus, phlegm”). Doublet of pip.

Words from the same roots

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