Definition
A pea-sized gland at the base of the brain that controls other endocrine glands by producing various hormones. Often called the 'master gland,' it regulates growth, reproduction, metabolism, and stress responses.
Etymology
From Latin 'pituita' meaning phlegm or mucus, named in the 17th century when anatomists mistakenly thought it produced nasal mucus. Despite the incorrect original assumption, the name stuck even after its true hormonal functions were discovered.
Kelly Says
The pituitary is like the CEO of your endocrine system - it's tiny but tells all the other glands what to do! It's actually two glands in one: the front part makes its own hormones, while the back part stores and releases hormones made by the hypothalamus above it.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ትንሽ አንድ ክፍል
tin-sh ān-d kəfəl
ARالعربية
الغدة النخامية
al-ghudda an-nakh-amiyyah
BNবাংলা
পিটুইটারি গ্রন্থি
pi-tu-i-tari gran-thi
CACatalà
glàndula hipofisària
glan-doo-la hi-po-fi-sa-ree-ah
CSČeština
hypofýza
hi-po-fi-za
DADansk
hypofysen
hi-po-fi-sen
DEDeutsch
Hypophyse
hi-po-fi-ze
ELΕλληνικά
επιφύσις
e-pi-fi-sis
ESEspañol
glándula pituitaria
glan-doo-la pee-too-ee-ta-ree-ah
FAفارسی
غده هیپوفیز
ghadeh hi-po-fi-z
FISuomi
hypofyys
hi-po-fi-ys
FRFrançais
glande pituitaire
gland pee-too-i-tair
GUGU
પિટ્યુટરી ગ્રંથિ
pi-tyu-ta-ree gran-thi
HEעברית
היפופיזה
hi-po-fi-zah
HIहिन्दी
पिट्यूटरी ग्रंथि
pee-too-tee-ree gran-thee
HUMagyar
hipofízis
hi-po-fi-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelenjar hipofisis
ke-len-jar hi-po-fi-sis
IGIG
akụkụ ụkwụ
a-ku-ku ụ-kwụ
ITItaliano
ghiandola pituitaria
ghee-an-do-la pee-too-ee-ta-ree-ah
JA日本語
下垂体 (かちたい)
ka-chi-tai
KO한국어
뇌하수체 (노하수체)
no-ha-su-che
MRMR
पिट्यूटरी ग्रंथी
pi-tyu-ta-ree gran-thee
MSBahasa Melayu
kelenjar hipofisis
ke-len-jar hi-po-fi-sis
MYမြန်မာ
မျက်စိ ပြုံး
myet-si pru-ng
NLNederlands
hypofyse
hi-po-fi-ze
NONorsk
hypofysen
hi-po-fi-sen
PAPA
ਪਿਟੂਟਰੀ ਗ੍ਰੰਥੀ
pi-tu-ta-ree gran-thee
PLPolski
przysadka mózgowa
przys-adka mozg-owa
PTPortuguês
glândula pituitária
glan-doo-la pee-too-i-tah-ree-ah
RORomână
hipofiză
hi-po-fi-zah
RUРусский
гипофиз
gi-po-fiz
SVSvenska
hypofys
hi-po-fis
SWKiswahili
hypophysis
hi-po-fi-sis
TAதமிழ்
குளுக்கோச
gu-lu-ko-su
TEతెలుగు
పిట్యూటరీ గ్రంధి
pi-tyu-ta-ree gran-dhi
THไทย
ต่อมใต้สมอง
dɔːtɔːm tɛ̀j sɔːmɔːŋ
TLTL
hipofisis
hi-po-fi-sis
TRTürkçe
Hipofiz bezleri
hi-po-fiz be-ze-leri
UKУкраїнська
гіпофіз
hi-po-fiz
URاردو
ہائپوفیز
hai-po-fiz
VITiếng Việt
tuyến yên
twee-en yen
ZH中文
垂体 (chuí tǐ)
chwai ti