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juxtapituitary

juxtapituitary adjective: positioned alongside the pituitary gland.

Adjective

juxtapituitary (not comparable)

  1. Positioned alongside the pituitary gland

Origin of juxtapituitary

From juxta- + pituitary.

Questions about juxtapituitary

What does juxtapituitary mean?
Juxtapituitary means positioned alongside the pituitary gland.
What part of speech is juxtapituitary?
Juxtapituitary is an adjective.

Words near juxtapituitary in the dictionary

  1. juxtaparanodal
  2. juxtaparanode
  3. juxtaparanodes
  4. juxtaparaventricular
  5. juxtaphrenic
  6. juxtapituitary
  7. juxtapleural
  8. juxtaposable
  9. juxtapose
  10. juxtaposed
  11. juxtaposer

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