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Definition of: pituitary
(pi·t
′ə·ter′ē, -ty′-) adjective
1. Secreting mucus; mucous.
2. Of or pertaining to the pituitary gland.
—noun plural ·tar·ies
1. The pituitary gland.
2. Any of various preparations made from extracts of the anterior or posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. [<L pituitarius pertaining to mucus <pituita phlegm <sputus, pp. of spuere spit]
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