n.
Pronunciation: ˌ h ī -p ō -p ə - ' tü- ə -t ə - ˌ ri-z ə m, - ' tü- ə - ˌ tri-, - ' tyü-
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1909
: deficient production of growth hormones by the pituitary gland
– hy · po · pi · tu · itary \ - ' tü- ə - ˌ ter- ē , - ' tyü- \ adjective