pituitary gland

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English

Noun

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.

Translations

endocrine gland

• Catalan: glàndula pituïtària (ca) f
• Czech: podvěsek mozkový (cs) m, hypofýza (cs) f
• Dutch: hypofyse (nl)
• Finnish: aivolisäke (fi)
• French: glande pituitaire (fr) f
• German: Hypophyse (de) f
• Icelandic: heiladingull (is) m, dingull (is) m
• Irish: faireog phiotútach (ga) f, hipifiseas (ga) m, hipifis (ga) f

• Italian: ipofisi (it) f, ghiandola pituitaria (it) f
• Latin: glandula pituitaria (la) f
• Norwegian: hypofyse (no) m
• Polish: przysadka mózgowa f
• Portuguese: hipófise (pt)
• Spanish: glándula pituitaria (es) f
• Swedish: hypofys (sv) c

Synonyms

• glandula pituitaria (scientific name)
• hypophysis
• master gland
• pituitary body

See also

• adenohypophysis
• neurohypophysis
• acromegaly
• gigantism