noun.
An extract from the anterior or posterior lobes of the pituitary gland, prepared for therapeutic use.
adjective.
Of or relating to the pituitary gland.
adjective.
Of or secreting phlegm or mucus; mucous.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Mucous; secreting or containing mucus, or supposed to do so; relating to pituita.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Secreting mucus or phlegm.
adjective.
Of or pertaining to the pituitary body.
adjective.
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”.