PITUITARY GLAND

Meaning of PITUITARY GLAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ [pih-TOO-ih-tair-ee] ]

The main endocrine gland. It produces hormones that control other glands and many body functions, especially growth.

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PITUITARY GLAND — noun Date: 1825 a small oval endocrine organ that is attached to the infundibulum of the brain, consists of an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PITUITARY GLAND — or hypophysis Endocrine gland lying on the underside of the brain. It plays a major part in regulating the endocrine …
Английский словарь Британика
PITUITARY GLAND — noun also pituitary body Etymology: so called from the former belief that it secreted nasal mucus : a small oval …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PITUITARY GLAND — Anat. a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PITUITARY GLAND — small oval endocrine gland attached to the brain which secretes hormones affecting growth and metabolism (Anatomy)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PITUITARY GLAND — Date: 1825 : a small oval endocrine organ that is attached to the infundibulum of the brain, consists of an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PITUITARY GLAND — Function: noun Date: 1825 : a small oval endocrine organ that is attached to the infundibulum of the brain, consists …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PITUITARY GLAND — [pituitary gland] n (1825): a small oval endocrine organ that is attached to the infundibulum of the brain, consists of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PITUITARY GLAND — also called hypophysis one of the endocrine (ductless) glands that secrete their hormones directly into the bloodstream. The term hypophysis …
Britannica English vocabulary
PITUITARY GLAND — ➡ pituitary
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PITUITARY GLAND — pi ‧ tu ‧ i ‧ ta ‧ ry /pəˈtjuːət ə ri, pɪˈtjuːət ə ri $ -ˈtuːəteri/ BrE AmE ( …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PITUITARY GLAND — ( pituitary glands) The pituitary gland or the pituitary is a gland that is attached to the base of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PITUITARY GLAND — (~s) The ~ or the pituitary is a gland that is attached to the base of the brain. It produces …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PITUITARY GLAND — or hypophysis Endocrine gland lying on the underside of the brain. It plays a major part in regulating the endocrine …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PITUITARY GLAND — The main endocrine gland; it produces hormones that control other glands and many body functions, especially growth.
English Dictionary of Medicine
PITUITARY GLAND — a small gland in the brain that produces several hormones that regulate bodily functions via the action of other endocrine …
AIDS English Glossary
PITUITARY GLAND — анат. гипофиз гипофиз
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PITUITARY GLAND — Гипофиз
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PITUITARY GLAND — _анат. гипофиз
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PITUITARY GLAND — анат. гипофиз
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PITUITARY GLAND — гипофиз
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PITUITARY GLAND — гипофиз
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PITUITARY GLAND — анат. гипофиз
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PITUITARY GLAND — анат. гипофиз
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PITUITARY GLAND — гипофиз
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PITUITARY GLAND — гипофиз
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PITUITARY GLAND — _анат. гипофиз
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PITUITARY GLAND — анат. гипофиз
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PITUITARY GLAND — гипофиз, питуитарная железа, мозговой придаток, придаток мозга
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
PITUITARY GLAND — анат. гипофиз гипофиз
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PITUITARY — I. adjective see: pip Date: 1615 of or relating to the ~ gland, caused or characterized by secretory disturbances of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GLAND — I Collection of cells or tissue that removes specific substances from the blood, alters or concentrates them, and then either …
Английский словарь Британика
PITUITARY — I. pə̇ˈtüəˌterē, pə̇.ˈtyü-, -ri adjective Etymology: Latin pituitarius, from pituita + -arius -ary 1. a. archaic : mucous b. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLAND — I. ˈgland, -aa(ə)- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French glande gland (organ of secretion), glandular swelling especially on the neck, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PITUITARY — (a.) Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa.
Английский словарь Webster
PITUITARY — (a.) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities.
Английский словарь Webster
GLAND — (n.) An organ or part which resembles a secreting, or true, gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and pituitary glands, …
Английский словарь Webster
PITUITARY — ( a. ) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PITUITARY — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GLAND — ( n. ) An organ or part which resembles a secreting, or true, gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PITUITARY — /pi tooh"i ter'ee, -tyooh"-/ , n. , pl. pituitaries , adj. n. 1. See pituitary gland . 2. Pharm. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GLAND — gland 1 — glandless , adj. — glandlike , adj. /gland/ , n. 1. Anat. a. a cell, group of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PITUITARY — n. small endocrine gland attached to the brain that secretes hormones
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PITUITARY — adj. of or pertaining to the pituitary gland
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PITUITARY — I. pə-ˈtü-ə-ˌter-ē, -ˈtyü- adjective Etymology: Latin pituita phlegm; from the former belief that the pituitary gland secreted phlegm — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GLAND — I. ˈgland noun Etymology: French glande, from Old French, glandular swelling on the neck, gland, ultimately from Latin gland-, glans …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PITUITARY — adj of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa. 2. pituitary ·adj secreting mucus or phlegm; as, …
Webster English vocab
GLAND — noun any very small prominence. 2. gland ·noun the crosspiece of a bayonet clutch. 3. gland ·noun a special organ …
Webster English vocab
PITUITARY — [ pɪ'tju:ɪt(ə)ri ] ■ noun ( plural pituitaries ) (in full ~ gland or ~ body ) the major endocrine …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PITUITARY — [pi.tu.i.tary] adj [L pituita phlegm; fr. the former belief that the pituitary gland secreted phlegm--more at pip] (1615) 1: of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GLAND — [gland] n [F glande, fr. OF, glandular swelling on the neck, gland, ultim. fr. L gland-, glans acorn; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GLAND — in animals, cell or tissue that removes specific substances from the blood, alters or concentrates them, and then either releases …
Britannica English vocabulary
GLAND — gland BrE AmE ɡlænd ▷ glands ɡlændz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PITUITARY — pi ‧ tu ‧ i ‧ ta ‧ ry /pəˈtjuːət ə ri, pɪˈtjuːət ə ri $ -ˈtuːəteri/ BrE AmE ( …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GLAND — gland /ɡlænd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: glande , from Latin glans 'acorn' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PITUITARY — n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) (also pituitary gland or body) a small ductless gland at the base of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GLAND — n. 1 a an organ in an animal body secreting substances for use in the body or for ejection. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PITUITARY — n. & adj. n. (pl. -ies) (also pituitary gland or body) a small ductless gland at the base of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PITUITARY — n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) (also pituitary gland or body) a small ductless gland at the base of the …
Oxford English vocab
PITUITARY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Among the patients with apparently normal pituitaries or a microadenoma the highest prolactin concentration was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GLAND — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES mammary gland salivary gland sweat gland COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE adrenal ▪ Pieters became …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GLAND — n. adrenal gland suprarenal gland mammary gland parathyroid gland pineal gland pituitary gland prostate gland salivary gland sebaceous gland sweat …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GLAND
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PITUITARY — adj. Pituitary is used with these nouns: ↑ gland
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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