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Synonyms for pituitary gland
pi·tu·itary gland
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pituitary glandnoun
Synonyms:
pituitary body, glandula pituitaria, master gland, hypophysispituitary glandnoun
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.
Synonyms:
master gland, hypophysis, glandula pituitaria, pituitary body
Princeton's WordNet
pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysisnoun
the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
Synonyms:
pituitary body, pituitary, hypophysis
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- الغدة النخاميةArabic
- glàndula pituïtàriaCatalan, Valencian
- podvěsek mozkový, hypofýzaCzech
- HypophyseGerman
- glándula pituitariaSpanish
- aivolisäkeFinnish
- hypophyse, glande pituitaireFrench
- hipifis, faireog phiotútach, hipifiseasIrish
- पीयूष ग्रंथिHindi
- heiladingull, dingullIcelandic
- ghiandola pituitaria, ipofisiItalian
- 脳下垂体, 下垂体Japanese
- glandula pituitariaLatin
- repe whakatupuMāori
- hypofyseDutch
- hypofyseNorwegian
- przysadka mózgowaPolish
- glândula pituitária, hipófisePortuguese
- гипо́физ, питуита́рная железа́, прида́ток мо́зга, мозгово́й прида́токRussian
- hypofysSwedish
- పిట్యూటరీ గ్రంధిTelugu
- پیٹیوٹری گلانUrdu
- 垂体Chinese
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