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pituitary

pi·tui·tary

UK/pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ɹi/ US/pɪˈt͡ʃuːɪt(ə)ɹi/ rare
noun (1) adjective (2)

noun

1.

adjective

1.

of or relating to the pituitary gland

  • “pituitary hormone”
2.

having abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from abnormal pituitary secretion

  • “a protruding acromegalic jaw”
  • “a pituitary dwarf”
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  • anterior pituitary
  • hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
  • pituitary body
  • pituitary gland

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