pituitary

== English == === Etymology === 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. === 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 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === pituitary (plural pituitaries) (anatomy) The pituitary gland; sometimes including together with the pituitary stalk. Synonym: hypophysis (medicine) An extract from the pituitary gland. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====