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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pituitary /pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ri/

▶noun (pl. pituitaries) (in full pituitary gland or pituitary body) the major endocrine gland, a pea-sized body attached to the base of the brain that is important in controlling growth and the functioning of the other endocrine glands.

– origin C17: from L. pituitarius ‘secreting phlegm’.

'pituitary' also found in these Oxford entries:

adrenocorticotrophic hormone - Cushing's disease - diabetes insipidus - follicle-stimulating hormone - gonadotrophin - hypophysis - hypopituitarism - luteinizing hormone - oxytocin - prolactin - somatotrophin - thyrotropin - vasopressin

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