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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

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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.
  • SITUATE
    To place. Landor.
  • NASALLY
    In a nasal manner; by the nose.
  • 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.

 

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