PITUITARY GLAND


Meaning of PITUITARY GLAND in English

noun Date: 1825 a small oval endocrine organ that is attached to the infundibulum of the brain, consists of an epithelial anterior lobe joined by an intermediate part to a posterior lobe of nervous origin, and produces various internal secretions directly or indirectly impinging on most basic body functions

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