- 1. a. Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities. Source: opted
- 2. a. Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa. Source: opted
- 3. adj. of or relating to the pituitary gland Source: wordnet
- 4. n. the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 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 Source: ecdict
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