pituitary
(pĭ-too′ĭ-ter″ē)
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[L. pituitarius, pert. to or secreting phlegm]
The pituitary body or gland.
SYN: SEE: hypophysis
SEE: inhibitory hormone; SEE: pituitary gland; SEE: releasing hormone
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Pituitary." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753596/all/pituitary.
Pituitary. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753596/all/pituitary. Accessed September 19, 2024.
Pituitary. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753596/all/pituitary
Pituitary [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 September 19]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753596/all/pituitary.
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