pituicyte

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noun

A small branching cell in the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland

OriginLatin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) ← English pituitary →
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Meanings

nounpituicyte (plural pituicytes)

plural pituicytes

  1. A small branching cell in the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland

Origin

  1. Latinpītuīta
  2. Latinpītuītāriu
  3. Englishpituitary
  4. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  5. Latincyta
  6. Englishpituicyte

From pituitary + -cyte.

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Translations

Italian pituicito
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Cite this entry
APA

pituicyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pituicyte

MLA

“pituicyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pituicyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pituicyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pituicyte.

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