pituitary

[Pi*tu·i*ta*ry]

Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa.

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Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities.

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

Adjective S.
having abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from abnormal pituitary secretion; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"; "a pituitary dwarf"

Adjective
of or relating to the pituitary gland; "pituitary hormone"


a.
Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities.

a.
Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa.


Pituitary

Pi*tu"i*ta*ry , a. [L. pituita phlegm, pituite: cf. F. pituitarie.] (Anat.) (a) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities. (b) Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa. Pituitary body ∨ gland (Anat.), a glandlike body of unknown function, situated in the pituitary fossa, and connected with the infundibulum of the brain; the hypophysis. -- Pituitary fossa (Anat.), the ephippium.

Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities.

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There's really no such thing as the agony of dying. I'm quite sure that pain is shut off at the moment of death. You see, something happens when the body knows it's about to go. Peptide hormones are released by cells in the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. Endorphins. They attach themselves to the cells responsible for feeling pain.

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