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Pituitary   /pətˈuətˌɛri/  /pɪtˈuɪtˌɛri/   Listen
Pituitary

noun
1.
The master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain.  Synonyms: hypophysis, pituitary body, pituitary gland.



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"Pituitary" Quotes from Famous Books



... recently published volume on The Philosophy of Modernism in its connection with Music, states that the criterion of lofty music, the method of gauging the spiritual value of art, "is only possible to him who has awakened the latent faculties of the pineal gland and the pituitary body."] ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Nov 21, 1917 • Various


Words linked to "Pituitary" :   ductless gland, endocrine gland, thalmencephalon, neurohypophysis, betweenbrain, endocrine, adenohypophysis, hypophyseal stalk, interbrain, pars nervosa, diencephalon


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