pituitary

English

Etymology

1610s, from Latin pituitarius (mucous), from pituita ("clammy moisture, phlegm, mucus, slime"), possibly from PIE root *peie- ("to be fat, swell"). Taken as the name for the gland because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose. As a noun by 1899.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ɹi/

Adjective

pituitary (not comparable)

(anatomy) Of or relating to the pituitary gland.

Translations

of or pertaining to the pituitary gland

Catalan: pituïtari
Dutch: hypofysaal
Esperanto: hipofiza
French: pituitaire (fr) m or f, hypophysaire (fr) m or f
Gujarati: કફોત્પાદક (kaphotpādak)

Icelandic: dingul-
Ido: hipofizala
Irish: piotútach
Spanish: pituitario

Noun

pituitary (plural pituitaries)

(anatomy) The pituitary gland.
(anatomy) The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.
(medicine) An extract from the pituitary gland.

Synonyms

hypophysis

Derived terms

Translations

pituitary gland

Chinese:
Taiwan: 腦下垂體腺
Finnish: aivolisäke (fi)
French: hypophyse (fr) f
German: Hypophyse (de) f

Icelandic: dingull m, heiladingull (is) m
Marathi: पियुषिका ग्रंथी f (piyushika granthi)
Polish: przysadka f
Serbo-Croatian: Hipofiza f
Swedish: hypofys (sv) c

pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk

Chinese:
Taiwan: 腦下垂體，即「腦下垂體腺」（pituitary gland）與「腦下垂體柄」（pituitary stalk）的合稱

Dutch: hypofyse (nl)

extract from the pituitary gland

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