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Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities.

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  1. a. Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa.
  3. adj. of or relating to the pituitary gland
  4. n. the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
  5. (a) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities. (b) Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa. Pituitary body or gland (Anat.), a glandlike body of unknown function, situated in the pituitary fossa, and connected with the infundibulum of the brain; the hypophysis. -- Pituitary fossa (Anat.), the ephippium.
  6. j:78/n:22 n. the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain a. of or relating to the pituitary gland