VariousWords beta
Related Terms:
antidiuretic hormone
pituitary
adrenocorticotropic hormone
overgrowth
master gland
hypophysial
melanotroph
pars tuberalis
hypopituitarism
mammotropin
juxtapituitary
somatotroph
protropin
tuber cinereum
intrapituitary
growth hormone
luteotropin
pituicytoma
gigantism
thyrotropin
lactotroph
gonadotropin
hypophysitis
ghrelin
follicle stimulating hormone
diabetes insipidus
adenohypophysis
adenohypophysitis
acromegaly
vasopressin
extrapituitary
prolactin
neurohypophysis
craniopharyngioma
dyspituitarism
luteinizing hormone
endocrine gland
prolactinoma
lactotropin
melanocyte stimulating hormone
hypophysectomy
opiomelanocortin
antehypophysis
pituicyte
gonadotrophin
hypophysis
somatotropin
Definitions:
Noun
pituitary
pituitary gland
pituitary body
hypophysis
Definition: the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
Definition: An endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation.