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PITUITARY BODY

\pɪtjˈuːɪtəɹi bˈɒdi], \pɪtjˈuːɪtəɹi bˈɒdi], \p_ɪ_t_j_ˈuː_ɪ_t_ə_ɹ_i b_ˈɒ_d_i]\

Definitions of PITUITARY BODY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Hypophysis cerebri.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Small bi-lobular body.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

P. Gland-p. Fossa, Sella turcica.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

A reddish body in a depression of the sphenoid bone.
an organ lodged in the p. fossa

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The hypophysis cerebri; a small two-lobed b. at the base of the brain lying in the pituitary fossa of the sphenoid bone.
See under body.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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