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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pi•tu•i•tar•y /pɪˈtuɪˌtɛri, -ˈtyu-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -tar•ies. - Anatomy[countable] pituitary gland.
- Drugs[uncountable] a chemical substance taken from pituitary glands for use as a medicine.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pi•tu•i•tar•y (pi to̅o̅′i ter′ē, -tyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tar•ies, adj. n. - AnatomySee pituitary gland.
- Drugs[Pharm.]the extract obtained from the lobes of the pituitary glands of hogs, sheep, and other domestic animals: the posterior lobe constituent increases blood pressure, contracts stomach muscles, etc., and the anterior lobe constituent regulates growth of the skeleton.
adj. - Anatomyof, pertaining to, or involving the pituitary gland.
- Anatomy, Developmental Biology, Physical Anthropologynoting a physical type of abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from excessive pituitary secretion.
- Latin pītuītārius pertaining to or secreting phlegm. See pip2, -ary
- 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pituitary /pɪˈtjuːɪtərɪ -trɪ/ n ( pl -taries)- See pituitary gland
adj - of or relating to the pituitary gland
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin pītuītārius slimy, from pītuīta phlegm |