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)

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the pituitary gland.
2. Mucous.

   Synonyms: pituital, pituitous

Derived terms

• anterior pituitary
• pituitary body
• pituitary gland

 

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
• Portuguese: pituitário, hipofisário
• Spanish: pituitario
• Welsh: pitwidol

Noun

pituitary (plural pituitaries)

1. (anatomy) The pituitary gland.
2. (anatomy) The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.
3. (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
• Portuguese: hipófise (pt) 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)
• Welsh: chwarren bitwidol f, pitŵitari m

pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腦垂體／脑垂体 (nǎochuítǐ), 垂體／垂体 (zh) (chuítǐ)

• Dutch: hypofyse (nl)

extract from the pituitary gland