Meaning
Of or relating to the pituitary gland.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Latin pītuīta Latin pītuītāriuslbor. English pituitary Learned borrowing from Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), from pītuīta (“mucus, phlegm”). First attested in the 1610s. First attested as a noun by 1899. The term was adopted as the name for the gland, because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
pituitalpituitoushypophysis
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram: