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(Anat.) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities. Pituitary body (Anat.) a a small, somewhat cherry-shaped endocrine gland, situated in the pituitary fossa, and suspended from the base of the hypothalamus; the hypophysis; - called also glandula pituitaria, and basilaris. It secretes th pituitary hormones: oxytocin; vasopresin; antidiuretic hormone; luteinizing hormone; somatotropins; prolactin; thyroid stimulating hormone; gonadotropins; adrenal corticotropin and other peptide hormones. It affects all hormonal functions, and is thus called the "master gland". Pituitary fossa (Anat.) the ephippium.

Noun	1.	pituitary - the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain Synonyms: hypophysis, pituitary body, pituitary gland
Adj.	1.	pituitary - of or relating to the pituitary gland; "pituitary hormone"
	2.	pituitary - having abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from abnormal pituitary secretion; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"; "a pituitary dwarf" Synonyms: acromegalic

acromegalic, unshapely