[のうかすいたい, noukasuitai] (n) pituitary gland; pituitary body [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pituitary \Pi*tu"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. pituita phlegm, pituite: cf.
F. pituitarie.] (Anat.)
(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.
[1913 Webster]
{Pituitary body} or {Pituitary gland} (Anat.), a a small,
somewhat cherry-shaped endocrine gland, situated in the
pituitary fossa, and suspended from the base of the
hypothalamus; the hypophysis; -- called also {glandula
pituitaria}, and {basilaris}. It secretes th pituitary
hormones: oxytocin; vasopresin; antidiuretic hormone;
luteinizing hormone; somatotropins; prolactin; thyroid
stimulating hormone; gonadotropins; adrenal corticotropin
and other peptide hormones. It affects all hormonal
functions, and is thus called the "master gland".
{Pituitary fossa} (Anat.), the ephippium.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pituitary
adj 1: of or relating to the pituitary gland; "pituitary
hormone"
n 1: the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the
base of the brain [syn: {pituitary}, {pituitary gland},
{pituitary body}, {hypophysis}]
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