PITUITARY GLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pituitary gland mean? 

• PITUITARY GLAND (noun)
  The noun PITUITARY GLAND has 1 sense:

1. the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain

  Familiarity information: PITUITARY GLAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PITUITARY GLAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

hypophysis; pituitary; pituitary body; pituitary gland

Hypernyms ("pituitary gland" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

Meronyms (parts of "pituitary gland"):

hypophyseal stalk (the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus)

adenohypophysis; anterior pituitary; anterior pituitary gland (the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)

neurohypophysis; pars nervosa; posterior pituitary; posterior pituitary gland (the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)

Holonyms ("pituitary gland" is a part of...):

betweenbrain; diencephalon; interbrain; thalmencephalon (the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon)

 Context examples 

A non-metastasizing tumor that arises from the adenohypophysial cells of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

(Pituitary Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance isolated from the pituitary glands of cattle which contains a variety of proteins, hormones, and growth factors.

(Bovine Pituitary Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare condition in which the pituitary gland stops making most or all hormones.

(Panhypopituitarism, NCI Dictionary)

A benign neoplasm of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

(Pituitary Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

It is found in clusters in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

(Chromophobe Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

An epithelial neoplasm of the anterior pituitary gland in which the neoplastic cells stain positive with acidic dyes.

(Pituitary Gland Acidophil Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Recombinant forms of the naturally occuring hormones synthesized by the pituitary gland.

(Pituitary Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

Your pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland at the base of your brain.

(Pituitary Disorders, NIH)

The hypothalamus sends signals to the pituitary gland, which then makes hormones that control other glands and many of the body’s functions, including growth.

(Pituitary gland, NCI Dictionary)

A rare, potentially life-threatening disorder caused by acute ischemic infarction or hemorrhage in the pituitary gland.

(Pituitary Gland Apoplexy, NCI Thesaurus)