pi·tu·i·tary
pə-ˈtü-ə-ˌter-ē 
-ˈtyü-
1
: of or relating to the pituitary gland
2
: caused or characterized by secretory disturbances of the pituitary gland
pituitary dwarfism
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
Counterintuitively, taking testosterone may also help suppress sperm production, because increasing circulating testosterone levels above a certain level suppresses the same two pituitary hormones.
—Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
Nicholas Wade, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
If thyroid hormone levels are too high, the pituitary makes little to no TSH.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023
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All five adults had growth hormone deficiency as children and received pituitary growth hormones prepared in a specific way from cadavers.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
Counterintuitively, taking testosterone may also help suppress sperm production, because increasing circulating testosterone levels above a certain level suppresses the same two pituitary hormones.
—Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
Noun
The pituitary sits in a small pocket of bone just under a central brain region called the hypothalamus.
—Nicholas Wade, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
If thyroid hormone levels are too high, the pituitary makes little to no TSH.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023
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pituitary
1 of 2 adjective
pi·tu·i·tary
pə-ˈt(y)ü-ə-ˌter-ē
: of, relating to, or being the pituitary gland
Medical Definition
pituitary
1 of 2 adjective
pi·tu·i·tary
pə-ˈt(y)ü-ə-ˌter-ē
1
: of or relating to the pituitary gland
2
: caused or characterized by secretory disturbances of the pituitary gland
a pituitary dwarf
pituitary
2 of 2 noun
plural pituitaries
1
2
: the cleaned, dried, and powdered posterior lobe of the pituitary gland of cattle that is used in the treatment of uterine atony and hemorrhage, shock, and intestinal paresis
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