Defenition of the word pituitary

• Defenition of the word pituitary

  • having abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from abnormal pituitary secretion; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"; "a pituitary dwarf"
  • of or relating to the pituitary gland; "pituitary hormone"
  • the master gland of the endocrine system
  • the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
  • of or relating to the pituitary gland

Synonyms for the word pituitary

• • acromegalic
  • hypophysis
  • pituitary body
  • pituitary gland

Similar words in the pituitary

• • unshapely

Meronymys for the word pituitary

• • betweenbrain
  • diencephalon
  • interbrain
  • thalmencephalon

Hypernyms for the word pituitary

• • ductless gland
  • endocrine
  • endocrine gland

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