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pituite

pituite is the alternative form of pituita.

Meaning of pituita

Noun

pituita (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Phlegm; mucus.
    • Pituita, or phlegm, is a cold and moist humour, begotten of the colder part of the chylus […], Book I (New York 2001 edition), p.148

Questions about pituite

What is pituite the alternative form of?
Pituite is the alternative form of pituita.

Words near pituite in the dictionary

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

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