From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpituitarypi‧tu‧i‧ta‧ry /pəˈtjuːətəri $ -ˈtuːəteri/ (also pituitary gland) noun (plural pituitaries) [countable] HBHthe small organ at the base of your brain which produces hormones that control the growth and development of your body —pituitary adjective
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pituitary• This also does not effect any control over the anterior pituitary.• Among the patients with apparently normal pituitaries or a microadenoma the highest prolactin concentration was 4200 mU/l.• Axons from this same area project into the posterior pituitary.Origin pituitary (1600-1700) Latin pituitarius, from pituita “mucus” 