A bi-lobed endocrine gland located at the base of the brain that secretes several critical hormones for the regulation of other endocrine glands, including the secretion of TSH for stimulation of the thyroid The pituitary is regulated by the neurohormones from the hypothalamus
Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities
having abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from abnormal pituitary secretion; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"; "a pituitary dwarf"
pi'tuitary .gland pituitaries the small organ at the base of your brain which produces hormones that control the growth and development of your body
the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain of or relating to the pituitary gland; "pituitary hormone
Also known as the hypophysis, a gland at the base of the brain with two functionally distinct lobes involved in regulating growth, metabolism, and maturation