pituitary gland
Noun
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Noun
pituitary gland (plural pituitary glands)
- (anatomy) An endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism
and maturation.
- glandula pituitaria
- hypophysis
- master gland
- pituitary body
- French: glande pituitaire, hypophyse
- German: Hypophyse, Hirnanhangsdrüse, Hirnanhangdrüse, Hirnanhang
- Italian: ipofisi, ghiandola pituitaria
- Portuguese: hipófise
- Russian: гипо́физ
- Spanish: glándula pituitaria
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