pituicyte

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English pituitary

Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der.

Latin cytader.

English -cyte

English pituicyte

From pituitary + -cyte.

Noun

pituicyte (plural pituicytes)

1. A small branching cell in the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland

Derived terms

• pituicytoma

Translations

Translations

• Italian: pituicito (it) m