pituitary

English

Etymology

1610s, from Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), from pītuīta (“clammy moisture, phlegm, mucus, slime”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“to be fat, swell”). Taken as the name for the gland because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose. As a noun by 1899.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ɹi/, /pɪˈt͡ʃuːɪt(ə)ɹi/
(US) IPA^(key): /pɪˈtuɪˌtɛɹi/

Adjective

pituitary (not comparable)

(anatomy) Of or relating to the pituitary gland.
Mucous.
Synonyms: pituital, pituitous

Translations

of or pertaining to the pituitary gland

Bulgarian: хипофизен (hipofizen)
Catalan: pituïtari
Chinese:
Mandarin: 腦垂體的／脑垂体的 (nǎochuítǐ de), 垂體的／垂体的 (chuítǐ de)
Dutch: hypofysaal
Esperanto: hipofiza
French: pituitaire (fr) m or f, hypophysaire (fr) m or f
Gujarati: કફોત્પાદક (kaphotpādak)
Icelandic: dingul-
Ido: hipofizala
Irish: piotútach
Spanish: pituitario

Noun

pituitary (plural pituitaries)

(anatomy) The pituitary gland.
(anatomy) The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.
(medicine) An extract from the pituitary gland.

Synonyms

hypophysis

Derived terms

hypopituitarism
hyperpituitarism
hypothalamopituitary
juxtapituitary
pituitary gland

Translations

pituitary gland

Bulgarian: хипофиза f (hipofiza)

Finnish: aivolisäke (fi)
French: hypophyse (fr) f
German: Hypophyse (de) f
Icelandic: dingull m, heiladingull (is) m
Marathi: पियुषिका ग्रंथी f (piyuṣikā granthī)
Polish: przysadka f
Russian: гипофиз (ru) m (gipofiz)
Serbo-Croatian: Hipofiza f
Swedish: hypofys (sv) c
Ukrainian: гіпо́фіз m (hipófiz), нижній придаток мозку m (nyžnij prydatok mozku)

pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk

Chinese:
Mandarin: 腦垂體／脑垂体, 脑垂体 (nǎochuítǐ), 垂體／垂体 (zh), 垂体 (zh) (chuítǐ)
Dutch: hypofyse (nl)

extract from the pituitary gland