Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pituitary gland

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: pi-tu-itary g-land
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An endocrine gland in vertabrates, which, in humans, is located at the base of the brain, whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, maturation, and metabolism.

Inflected Forms

pituitary glands (plural)

Phrases

anterior pituitary gland posterior pituitary gland

Frequently Paired Words

acromegaly gigantism

Synonyms

glandula pituitaria hypophysis master gland pituitary body pituitary

Questions

What does pituitary gland mean?: An endocrine gland in vertabrates, which, in humans, is located at the base of the brain, whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, maturation, and metabolism.

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