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Pituitary


PITU'ITARY, adjective [Latin pituita, phlegm, rheum; Gr. to spit.]

That secretes phlegm or mucus; as the pituitary membrane.

The pituitary gland is a small oval body on the lower side of the brain, supposed by the ancients to secrete the mucus of the nostrils.