pituitary

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UK/pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ɹi/UK/pɪˈt͡ʃuːɪt(ə)ɹi/US/pɪˈtuɪˌtɛɹi/

adjective

Of or relating to the pituitary gland.

Similar
pituitalpituitoushypophysispituitary glandpituitary body
OriginLatin pītuītāriu →
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Meanings

adjectivepituitary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf or relating to the pituitary gland.
  2. not comparableMucous.

    Synonyms: pituital, pituitous

nounpituitary (plural pituitaries)

plural pituitaries

  1. anatomyThe pituitary gland; sometimes including together with the pituitary stalk.

    Synonyms: hypophysis

  2. medicineAn extract from the pituitary gland.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveMucous.

Similar
pituitalpituitous

nounThe pituitary gland; sometimes including together with the pituitary stalk.

Similar
hypophysis

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain

Similar
pituitary glandpituitary bodyhypophysis
Broader
endocrine glandendocrineductless gland
Also see
hypophysispituitary bodypituitary gland

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpītuīta
  2. Latinpītuītāriu
  3. Englishpituitary

Learned borrowing from Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), from pītuīta (“mucus, phlegm”). First attested in the 1610s. First attested as a noun by 1899. The term was adopted as the name for the gland, because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose.

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Translations

Arabic نُخَامِيّ
  • نُخَامِيّ (nuḵāmiyy)of or relating to the pituitary gland
Bulgarian хипофизен
  • хипофизен (hipofizen)of or relating to the pituitary gland
Catalan pituïtari
  • pituïtariof or relating to the pituitary gland
Chinese Mandarin 腦垂體的 /脑垂体的, 垂體的 /垂体的
  • 腦垂體的 /脑垂体的 (nǎochuítǐ de)of or relating to the pituitary gland
  • 垂體的 /垂体的 (chuítǐ de)of or relating to the pituitary gland
Dutch hypofysaal
  • hypofysaalof or relating to the pituitary gland
Esperanto hipofiza
  • hipofizaof or relating to the pituitary gland
French pituitaire, hypophysaire
  • pituitaireof or relating to the pituitary gland
  • hypophysaireof or relating to the pituitary gland
Icelandic dingul-
  • dingul-of or relating to the pituitary gland
Irish piotútach
  • piotútachof or relating to the pituitary gland
Polish przysadkowy, wydzielina przysadki mózgowej
  • przysadkowyof or relating to the pituitary gland
  • wydzielina przysadki mózgowejextract from the pituitary gland
Portuguese pituitário, hipofisário
  • pituitárioof or relating to the pituitary gland
  • hipofisárioof or relating to the pituitary gland
Spanish pituitario
  • pituitarioof or relating to the pituitary gland
Welsh pitwidol
  • pitwidolof or relating to the pituitary gland
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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