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pituitary glands

pituitary glands is the plural of pituitary gland.

Meaning of pituitary gland

Noun

pituitary gland (plural pituitary glands)

  1. 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

Questions about pituitary glands

What is pituitary glands the plural of?
Pituitary glands is the plural of pituitary gland.

Words near pituitary glands in the dictionary

  1. pituitarisms
  2. pituitary
  3. pituitary bodies
  4. pituitary body
  5. pituitary gland
  6. pituitary glands
  7. pituitaryless
  8. pituite
  9. pituitous
  10. pituitous fever
  11. pituitous fevers

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