pituita

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UK/pɪˈtjuːɪtə/

noun

Phlegm; mucus.

OriginLatin pītuīta →
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Meanings

nounpituita (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablemedicinePhlegm; mucus.

    Pituita, or phlegm, is a cold and moist humour, begotten of the colder part of the chylus[…]

    1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York: New York Review Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 148

Origin

  1. Latinpītuīta“mucus, phlegm”
  2. Englishpituita

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

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Translations

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APA

pituita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pituita

MLA

“pituita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pituita. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pituita,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pituita.

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