pituitary

pituitary meaning in Tamil, Gujarati and Arabic

Examples of pituitary in a sentence

• The pituitary is often called the master gland because it controls so much.
• Generalized megadontia has been reported in association with pituitary gigantism, unilateral facial hyperplasia, and hereditary gingival fibromatosis.
• Vasopressin is not detectable in the posterior pituitary of the homozygous Brattleboros.

All 10 example sentences with pituitary

Synonyms of pituitary

• pituital
• pituitous
• hypophysis

Forms of pituitary

Origin of pituitary

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.

Words formed from pituitary

• adenopituitary
• anterior pituitary
• apituitarism
• dyspituitarism
• extrapituitary
• hypopituitary
• hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
• hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
• hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical
• intrapituitary
• neuropituitary
• nonpituitary
• panhyperpituitarism
• pituicyte
• pituitary body
• pituitaryless
• pituitary gland
• hyperpituitarism
• hypopituitarism
• hypothalamopituitary
• juxtapituitary

Phrases with pituitary

• pituitary bodies
• pituitary glands
• anterior pituitary gland
• anterior pituitary glands

Questions about pituitary

What does pituitary mean?

Pituitary means of or relating to the pituitary gland.

What is pituitary in Tamil?

Pituitary in Tamil is அடிமூளைச் சுரப்பி, சத்துமவகம், கபச்சுரப்பி. See Pituitary meaning in Tamil.

What part of speech is pituitary?

Pituitary can be an adjective or a noun.

How do you pronounce pituitary?

Pituitary is pronounced /pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ɹi/ (UK).