Pituitary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The pituitary gland.
  • n. Medicine An extract from the anterior or posterior lobes of the pituitary gland, prepared for therapeutic use.
  • adj. Of or relating to the pituitary gland.
  • adj. Of or secreting phlegm or mucus; mucous.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or relating to the pituitary gland.
  • n. The pituitary gland.
  • n. The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.
  • n. An extract from the pituitary gland.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Secreting mucus or phlegm.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the pituitary body.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Mucous; secreting or containing mucus, or supposed to do so; relating to pituita.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of or relating to the pituitary gland
  • n. the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
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