pituitary

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɪˈtjuːɪtərɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɪˈtuɪˌtɛri, -ˈtju-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pi to̅o̅′i ter′ē, -tyo̅o̅′-)

Inflections of 'pituitary' (n): npl: pituitaries

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
pituitary adj	(relating to pituitary gland)	pituitario adj
		hipofisario adj
	I'm starting a treatment today for a pituitary tumor.

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
pituitary gland, pituitary n	(gland that controls growth) (medicina)	glándula pituitaria loc nom f
Note: glándula pituitaria es un denominación antigua, modernamente se prefiere hipófisis.
	Gigantism and dwarfism may be caused by defects of the pituitary gland.
	El gigantismo y el enanismo pueden ser debidos a defectos en la glándula pituitaria.
		hipófisis nf
	El gigantismo y el enanismo pueden ser debidos a defectos en la hipófisis.

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