Etymology of the English word pituitary
the English word
pituitaryderived from the Latin word
pituitariusderived from the Latin word
pituita (slime, phlegm; mucus, catarrh, phlegm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*peiə-Derivations in English
hyperpituitarism,
hypopituitarismUsage
Word found in Modern English
