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PITUITARY GLAND
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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:
Hypernyms ("pituitary gland" 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 gland"):
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 gland" is a part of...):
betweenbrain; diencephalon; interbrain; thalmencephalon (the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon)
Context examples:
A substance produced in the brain, especially in the pituitary gland, that blocks the sensation of pain.
(Beta Endorphin, NCI Dictionary)
A hormone made in the pituitary gland.
(ACTH, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Sudden hemorrhage or ischemic necrosis involving the pituitary gland which may be associated with acute visual loss, severe headache, meningeal signs, cranial nerve palsies, panhypopituitarism, and rarely COMA.
(Pituitary Gland Apoplexy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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)
A form of dwarfism due to deficient release of GROWTH HORMONE which may result from dysfunction of the hypothalamus or anterior pituitary gland.
(Pituitary Dwarfism, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A malignant neoplasm metastasizing to the pituitary gland from another anatomic site.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Pituitary Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
An infrequent pituitary gland adenoma composed of cells showing immunoreactivity for prolactin and less often growth hormone.
(Acidophil Stem Cell Pituitary Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare, inherited disorder that affects the endocrine glands and can cause tumors in the parathyroid and pituitary glands and the pancreas.
(MEN1 syndrome, NCI Dictionary)
The neural or post-neural lobe of the pituitary gland which stores and releases vasopressin, oxytocin, and neurophysins.
(Murine Posterior Pituitary Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
The signs and symptoms result from the presence of an adenocorticotropin-secreting pituitary gland adenoma, and include enlargement of the sella turcica and pressure on the adjacent structures, and skin hyperpigmentation.
(Nelson Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
