pituitary gland

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Jump to: navigation, search
Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

Contents

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

Singular
pituitary gland

Plural
pituitary glands

pituitary gland (plural pituitary glands)

  1. (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.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] See also

Personal tools
In other languages