pituitary
Pharmacology. the extract obtained from the lobes of the pituitary glands of hogs, sheep, and other domestic animals: the posterior lobe constituent increases blood pressure, contracts stomach muscles, etc., and the anterior lobe constituent regulates growth of the skeleton.
of, relating to, or involving the pituitary gland.
noting a physical type of abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from excessive pituitary secretion.
Origin of pituitary
1Other words from pituitary
- post·pi·tu·i·tar·y, adjective
- pre·pi·tu·i·tar·y, adjective
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How to use pituitary in a sentence
Others who, because of a tumor in the pituitary gland, may overproduce HGH develop a different problem: gigantism.
Is HGH, Allegedly Alex Rodriguez’s Drug of Choice, Really So Bad? | Kent Sepkowitz | August 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHGH is a hormone normally made in tiny amounts by the pituitary gland in all of us.
Where Were the Doctors to Testify at Roger Clemens’s Perjury Trial? | Kent Sepkowitz | June 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the other end, a tumor of the pituitary can over-produce growth hormone and cause acromegaly.
Where Were the Doctors to Testify at Roger Clemens’s Perjury Trial? | Kent Sepkowitz | June 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI want a ball bat to club every country jake doctor that looks me over and asks about my pituitary gland.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyHe says, As the pituitary body is an integral part of the brain, so are the suprarenal bodies part of the sympathetic system.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
The origin of the pituitary body from the roof of the mouth was first described by Rathke .
Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) RussellBetween this skeleton and the pituitary body the important portion of the brain formed by the occipital lobes takes its origin.
Degeneracy | Eugene S. TalbotThe coxal excretory organs at the base of the endognaths remain and become the pituitary body.
The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook Gaskell
British Dictionary definitions for pituitary
/ (pɪˈtjuːɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /
of or relating to the pituitary gland
archaic of or relating to phlegm or mucus
Origin of pituitary
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