pituitary gland
pituitary gland noun: an endocrine gland in vertabrates, which, in humans, is located at the base of the brain, whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, maturation, and metabolism.
Noun
pituitary gland (plural pituitary glands)
- An endocrine gland in vertabrates, which, in humans, is located at the base of the brain, whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, maturation, and metabolism.
- Synonyms:
- glandula pituitaria, hypophysis, master gland, pituitary body
pituitary gland meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Arabic and Indonesian
pituitary gland in Tamil
- கபச்சுரப்பி, பிட்யூட்டரி சுரப்பி
pituitary gland in Kannada
- ಪಿಟ್ಯುಟರಿ ಗ್ರಂಥಿ
pituitary gland in Arabic
- endocrine gland of the brain
- الغُدَّة النُخَامِيَّة
pituitary gland in Indonesian
- endocrine gland of the brain
- hipofisis
More languagesFewer languages
- pituitary gland in Persian
- غدهٔ زیرمغزی ɣodde-ye zīrmaɣzī, هیپوفیز hīpofīz
- pituitary gland in Thai
- ต่อมใต้สมอง dtɔ̀m-dtâi-sà-mɔ̌ɔng
- pituitary gland in Vietnamese
- tuyến yên
Synonyms of pituitary gland
- glandula pituitaria
- hypophysis
- master gland
- pituitary body
Forms of pituitary gland
| plural | pituitary glands |
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Words formed from pituitary gland
- anterior pituitary gland
- posterior pituitary gland
Questions about pituitary gland
- What does pituitary gland mean?
- Pituitary gland means an endocrine gland in vertabrates, which, in humans, is located at the base of the brain, whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, maturation, and metabolism.
- What is pituitary gland in Tamil?
- Pituitary gland in Tamil is கபச்சுரப்பி, பிட்யூட்டரி சுரப்பி. See Pituitary gland meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pituitary gland?
- Pituitary gland is a noun.
- What is the plural of pituitary gland?
- The plural of pituitary gland is pituitary glands.
Words near pituitary gland in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pituitary gland (page history and authors); pituitary gland (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pituitary gland (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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