pituitousadj.

Brit.

/pᵻˈtjuːᵻtəs/,

/pᵻˈtʃuːᵻtəs/, U.S.

/pəˈt(j)uədəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pītuītōsus.

Etymology: < classical Latin pītuītōsus (see pituitose adj.); compare -ous suffix. Compare Middle French, French pituiteux (1538).With pituitousness n. at Derivatives compare earlier pituosity n. N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (pitiū·itəs) /pɪˈtjuːɪtəs/.

Now rare.

1. Of, relating to, or of the nature of mucus or phlegm; (of a disease, etc.) characterized or caused by excess of mucus or phlegm (now historical); = phlegmatic adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > mucus > [adjective]

rheumatica1398

phlegmy?c1425

phlegmaticc1503

mucous1578

pituitous1578

rheumy1583

phlegmatical1586

pituous1617

pituitose1710

mucoid1849

mucoidal1849

myxoid1890

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 11^v The pituitous excrements expurged from the head vnto the eyes.

1590 W. Clever Flower of Phisicke 98 Then the vniversall body is infected, with fuliginous vapours of disposition, yeelding to be pituitous and flegmaticke.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 129 She emptieth hir selfe of pituitous and flegmatike humors.

1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 171 There flows a certain serous pituitous matter out of these Ductus's which lubricitates the Vagina.

1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 42 Pituitous Affections of the Breast.

1780 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 70 240 A continuation of the pituitous membrane of the nose.

1800 J. Hurdis Favorite Village iii. 70 Forth creeps the ling'ring snail; a silvery line..Marks his pituitous and slimy course.

1834 J. Forbes tr. R. T. H. Laennec Treat. Dis. Chest (ed. 4) ii. i. i. 85 The mucous or pituitous catarrh.

1898 S. Gee in T. C. Allbutt Syst. Med. V. 350 The sputa sometimes consist of mucus nearly pure, judging from their colour and transparency: when the mucus is thin and watery, like gum water, it is called pituitous.

1949 Classical Q. 43 3 A condition called γλαύκωμα is caused by the presence of a pituitous humour in the parts about the pupil.

1976 Nature 24 June 683/1 If the liquid were highly shear thinning as well as elastic and pituitous, its apparent viscosity at high shear rate would be low and its elasticity high.

1999 Med. Post (Nexis) 28 Sept. 22 The nasal tissues were also referred to as the pituitous membrane of the nose.

†2. = phlegmatic adj. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective] > phlegmatic

phlegmatica1400

phlegmyc1450

sprightlessa1522

spiritless1595

unspirited1621

inexcitable?1624

pituitous1658

slow-going1825

soggy1896

1658 R. Baxter Of Saving Faith xii. 88 My pituitous brain and languid spirits.

1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 63 The Pulse of these pituitous Tempers in general is small.

1753 J. Lind Treat. Scurvy (1953) iii. i. 250 The spleen felt hard, and always of an equal bigness, in those of a bilious habit; but in a pituitous constitution, it was sometimes bigger, and sometimes less.

1836 A. Walker Beauty in Woman 284 Montaigne, all of whose passions were so moderate..was truly pituitous.

Derivatives

† pituitousness n. Obsolete rare the quality of being pituitous.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Pituitousness,..phlegmatickness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pituitous
释义	pituitousadj. Brit. /pᵻˈtjuːᵻtəs/, /pᵻˈtʃuːᵻtəs/, U.S. /pəˈt(j)uədəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pītuītōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin pītuītōsus (see pituitose adj.); compare -ous suffix. Compare Middle French, French pituiteux (1538).With pituitousness n. at Derivatives compare earlier pituosity n. N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (pitiū·itəs) /pɪˈtjuːɪtəs/. Now rare. 1. Of, relating to, or of the nature of mucus or phlegm; (of a disease, etc.) characterized or caused by excess of mucus or phlegm (now historical); = phlegmatic adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > mucus > [adjective] rheumatica1398 phlegmy?c1425 phlegmaticc1503 mucous1578 pituitous1578 rheumy1583 phlegmatical1586 pituous1617 pituitose1710 mucoid1849 mucoidal1849 myxoid1890 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 11^v The pituitous excrements expurged from the head vnto the eyes. 1590 W. Clever Flower of Phisicke 98 Then the vniversall body is infected, with fuliginous vapours of disposition, yeelding to be pituitous and flegmaticke. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 129 She emptieth hir selfe of pituitous and flegmatike humors. 1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 171 There flows a certain serous pituitous matter out of these Ductus's which lubricitates the Vagina. 1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 42 Pituitous Affections of the Breast. 1780 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 70 240 A continuation of the pituitous membrane of the nose. 1800 J. Hurdis Favorite Village iii. 70 Forth creeps the ling'ring snail; a silvery line..Marks his pituitous and slimy course. 1834 J. Forbes tr. R. T. H. Laennec Treat. Dis. Chest (ed. 4) ii. i. i. 85 The mucous or pituitous catarrh. 1898 S. Gee in T. C. Allbutt Syst. Med. V. 350 The sputa sometimes consist of mucus nearly pure, judging from their colour and transparency: when the mucus is thin and watery, like gum water, it is called pituitous. 1949 Classical Q. 43 3 A condition called γλαύκωμα is caused by the presence of a pituitous humour in the parts about the pupil. 1976 Nature 24 June 683/1 If the liquid were highly shear thinning as well as elastic and pituitous, its apparent viscosity at high shear rate would be low and its elasticity high. 1999 Med. Post (Nexis) 28 Sept. 22 The nasal tissues were also referred to as the pituitous membrane of the nose. †2. = phlegmatic adj. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective] > phlegmatic phlegmatica1400 phlegmyc1450 sprightlessa1522 spiritless1595 unspirited1621 inexcitable?1624 pituitous1658 slow-going1825 soggy1896 1658 R. Baxter Of Saving Faith xii. 88 My pituitous brain and languid spirits. 1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 63 The Pulse of these pituitous Tempers in general is small. 1753 J. Lind Treat. Scurvy (1953) iii. i. 250 The spleen felt hard, and always of an equal bigness, in those of a bilious habit; but in a pituitous constitution, it was sometimes bigger, and sometimes less. 1836 A. Walker Beauty in Woman 284 Montaigne, all of whose passions were so moderate..was truly pituitous. Derivatives † pituitousness n. Obsolete rare the quality of being pituitous.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Pituitousness,..phlegmatickness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1578
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