[pi.tu.i.tary] adj [L pituita phlegm; fr. the former belief that the pituitary gland secreted phlegm--more at pip] (1615) 1: of or relating to the pituitary gland
2: caused or characterized by secretory disturbances of the pituitary gland "a ~ dwarf"
[2]pituitary n, pl -tar.ies (1845): pituitary gland