pituitaries in English
noun
1
the major endocrine gland. A pea-sized body attached to the base of the brain, the pituitary is important in controlling growth and development and the functioning of the other endocrine glands.
This hormone stimulates the pituitary , another endocrine gland near the brain, to secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone.
noun
pituitary glandpituitary bodyhypophysis
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1. Subsequently, collection of Cadaveric pituitaries started in many countries and several centers extracted the hormone using one of two methods: a