of or relating to phlegm or mucus [adj] / the pituitary gland [n PITUITARIES]
small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region (anterior pituitary or adenohypophysis)
the extract obtained from the lobes of the pituitary glands of hogs, sheep, and other domestic animals: the posterior lobe constituent increases blood pressure, contracts stomach muscles, etc., and the anterior lobe constituent regulates growth of the ske
of, pertaining to, or involving the pituitary gland
noting a physical type of abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from excessive pituitary secretion