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Definition of Pituitary gland

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

Definition of Pituitary gland

1. Noun. (anatomy) 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. ¹

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Medical Definition of Pituitary gland

1. A small oval shaped endocrine gland situated at the base of the brain in the fossa (depression) of the sphenoid bone. The overall role is to regulate growth and metabolism. The gland is divided into the posterior and anterior pituitary, each responsible for the production of its own unique hormones. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Pituitary gland

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Journal of Physiology by American Physiological Society (1887- ). (1913)
"TT has been assumed, and certain observations seem to warrant the assumption, that the pituitary gland, either through its own secretions or through the ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1911)
"THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE pituitary gland AND THE ACTIONS OF ITS EXTRACTS.1 By CARL ... or pituitary gland, the function of which has always been, and still is, ..."

3. A Practical treatise on the diseases of the eye by William Mackenzie, Thomas Wharton Jones (1855)
"Amaurosis from enlargement of the pituitary gland. Lying beneath and behind the chiasma of the optic nerves, the pituitary gland, in a state of morbid ..."

4. The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler (1912)
"Modern knowledge of the functions of the gland began with the studies of Marie on the relation of the pituitary gland to acromegaly and gigantism. ..."

5. Practice of Medicine by Frederick Tice (1921)
"The heterogeneous classifications of the numerous types of diseases of the pituitary gland have been an impediment to the very interesting study of these ..."

6. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1913)
"As Short says, " Oversecretion of the pituitary gland, as we shall see, results in overgrowth of the bones, and may lead to gigantism. On the other hand, ..."

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