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PITUITARY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain

Synonyms:

hypophysis; pituitary; pituitary body; pituitary gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pituitary" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

Meronyms (parts of "pituitary"):

hypophyseal stalk (the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus)

adenohypophysis; anterior pituitary; anterior pituitary gland (the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)

neurohypophysis; pars nervosa; posterior pituitary; posterior pituitary gland (the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)

Holonyms ("pituitary" is a part of...):

betweenbrain; diencephalon; interbrain; thalmencephalon (the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon)

Derivation:

pituitary (of or relating to the pituitary gland)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the pituitary gland

Example:

pituitary hormone

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

pituitary (the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain)

Derivation:

pituitary (the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain)

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 Context examples: 

These include 26% adrenal pheochromocytomas, 23% histiocytic sarcomas, 18% pituitary tumors and 14% hemangiomas.

(BDII, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

This strain is susceptible to a variety of neoplasms including testicular, adrenal, pituitary, and skin and ear duct tumors in males and pituitary, uterine, mammary, and adrenal tumors in females.

(ACI/Seg, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

It also may be caused by a pituitary tumor that stimulates the adrenal glands to produce high cortisol levels.

(Children with Cushing syndrome may have higher suicide risk, NIH)

A hormone made in the pituitary gland.

(ACTH, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of cancers of the liver, pituitary and prostate as well as leukemias and lymphomas.

(MIR16-1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

An anticancer drug used in treating adrenocortical cancer and ACTH-producing pituitary tumors (Cushing disease).

(Mitotane, NCI Dictionary)

Patients may develop hyperparathyroidism and parathyroid gland adenomas, pituitary gland adenomas, pancreatic islet cell neoplasms, and carcinoid tumors.

(Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a potential tumor suppressor role in hepatocellular and prostate carcinomas, pituitary adenoma, as well as various leukemias and lymphomas.

(MIR16-1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a potential tumor suppressor role in prostate carcinomas, various leukemias, pituitary adenoma, polycystic kidney disease and polycystic liver disease.

(MIR15A Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

An adenoma of the pituitary gland that produces corticotropin.

(ACTH-Producing Pituitary Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)