Word Meanings - PITUITARY - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities. Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa. Pituitary body or gland , a glandlike body of unknown function, situated
Additional info about word: PITUITARY
Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities. Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary fossa. Pituitary body or gland , a glandlike body of unknown function, situated in the pituitary fossa, and connected with the infundibulum of the brain; the hypophysis. -- Pituitary fossa , the ephippium.
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- GLANDULAR
Containing or supporting glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to glands. - GLANDULOSITY
Quality of being glandulous; a collection of glands. Sir T. Browne. - SECRETE
To separate from the blood and elaborate by the process of secretion; to elaborate and emit as a secretion. See Secretion. Why one set of cells should secrete bile, another urea, and so on, we do not known. Carpenter. Syn. -- To conceal; hide. See - MUCUS
A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc. - MEMBRANE
A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids. Note: The term is also often applied to the thin, expanded parts, of - GLAND
The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing. (more info) An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the body; as, the - SECRETARY
secretari, Sp. & Pg. secretario, It. secretario, segretario) LL. secretarius, originally, a confidant, one intrusted with secrets, 1. One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets. 2. A person employed to write orders, letters, dispatches, public - FUNCTION; FUNCTIONATE
To execute or perform a function; to transact one's regular or appointed business. - PHLEGMATICALLY
In a phlegmatic manner. - NASALLY
In a nasal manner; by the nose. - SITUATE
To place. Landor. - GLANDAGE
A feeding on nuts or mast. Crabb. - PHLEGMATICLY
Phlegmatically. - WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town. - SECRET
segreto), fr. L. secretus, p.p. of secrernere to put apart, to 1. Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow. Shak. The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us. Deut. - GLANDERED
Affected with glanders; as, a glandered horse. Yu - NASALIZE
To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in. - FUNCTION
The appropriate action of any special organ or part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap, roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the various organs and parts of the - MEMBRANEOUS
See MEMBRANOUS - GLANDULOUS
Containing glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to glands; resembling glands. - UNDERSECRETARY
A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury. - CHURCHLINESS
Regard for the church. - FRIENDLINESS
The condition or quality of being friendly. Sir P. Sidney. - LORDLINESS
The state or quality of being lordly. Shak. - COWPER'S GLANDS
Two small glands discharging into the male urethra. - STEELINESS
The quality of being steely. - CHILLINESS
1. A state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness. 2. A moderate degree of coldness; disagreeable coldness or rawness; as, the chilliness of the air. 3. Formality; lack of warmth. - SOUTHERNLINESS
Southerliness. - MELANCHOLINESS
The state or quality of being melancholy. Hallywell. - DEATHLINESS
The quality of being deathly; deadliness. Southey. - KINGLINESS
The state or quality of being kingly. - BEASTLINESS
The state or quality of being beastly. - BRISTLINESS
The quality or state of having bristles. - POORLINESS
The quality or state of being poorly; ill health. - ZOLLNER'S LINES
Parallel lines that are made to appear convergent or divergent by means of oblique intersections.