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Meaning of pituitary gland | Babel Free

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

العربية الغُدَّة النُخَامِيَّة
Bosanski hipofiza хипофиза
Català glàndula pituïtària
Čeština hypofýza podvěsek mozkový
Deutsch Hirnanhang Hirnanhangdrüse Hirnanhangsdrüse Hypophyse
Esperanto hipofizo
Español glándula pituitaria
Suomi aivolisäke
Français glande pituitaire hypophyse
Gaeilge faireog phiotútach hipifis hipifiseas
עברית בַּלּוּטַת יוֹתֶרֶת הַמּוֹחַ
Hrvatski hipofiza хипофиза
Magyar agyalapi mirigy
Íslenska dingull heiladingull
Italiano ghiandola pituitaria ipofisi
日本語 下垂体 脳下垂体
Македонски хипофиза
Монгол өнчин тархи
Nederlands hypofyse
Polski przysadka przysadka mózgowa
Português hipófise
Română hipofiză
Русский гипо́физ мозгово́й прида́ток питуита́рная железа́ прида́ток мо́зга
Српски hipofiza хипофиза
Svenska hypofys
ไทย ต่อมใต้สมอง
Türkçe hipofiz
Tiếng Việt tuyến 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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