pituitary gland

Noun

 * 1)  An endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation.

Derived terms

 * anterior pituitary gland
 * posterior pituitary gland

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: glàndula pituïtària
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 腦下垂體
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: hipofizo
 * Finnish:
 * French: glande pituitaire,
 * Galician: glándula pituitaria
 * German:, Hirnanhangsdrüse, Hirnanhangdrüse, Hirnanhang
 * Hebrew: בלוטת יותרת המוח
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:, dingull
 * Ido:
 * Irish: faireog phiotútach, hipifiseas, hipifis
 * Italian:, ghiandola pituitaria
 * Japanese: 下垂体, 脳下垂体
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish: hîpofîz
 * Latin: glandula pituitaria
 * Macedonian: хипофиза
 * Maori: repe whakatupu, repe tupu
 * Mongolian: өнчин тархи
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: hypofyse
 * Nynorsk: hypofyse
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, питуита́рная железа́, мозгово́й прида́ток, прида́ток мо́зга
 * Spanish: glándula pituitaria
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: ต่อมใต้สมอง
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: гіпо́фіз, нижній придаток мозку
 * Vietnamese: tuyến yên