pituitary gland

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españolglándula pituitaria

Françaisglande pituitaire hypophyse

DeutschHirnanhang Hirnanhangdrüse HirnanhangsdrüseHypophyse

25 more languages

العربيةالغُدَّة النُخَامِيَّة

Bosanskihipofiza хипофиза

Catalàglàndula pituïtària

Češtinahypofýza podvěsek mozkový

Esperantohipofizo

Suomiaivolisäke

Gaeilgefaireog phiotútach hipifis hipifiseas

עבריתבַּלּוּטַת יוֹתֶרֶת הַמּוֹחַ

Hrvatskihipofiza хипофиза

Magyaragyalapi mirigy

Íslenskadingull heiladingull

Italianoghiandola pituitaria ipofisi

日本語下垂体脳下垂体

Македонскихипофиза

Монголөнчин тархи

Nederlandshypofyse

Polskiprzysadka przysadka mózgowa

Portuguêshipófise

Românăhipofiză

Русскийгипо́физ мозгово́й прида́ток питуита́рная железа́прида́ток мо́зга

Српскиhipofiza хипофиза

Svenskahypofys

ไทยต่อมใต้สมอง

Türkçehipofiz

Tiếng Việttuyến yên

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

pituitous fever pituitousness pituitrin pituri pituriaspid pitwall

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