different between hypothalamus vs pituitary

English

Etymology

hypo- +? thalamus

Noun

hypothalamus (plural hypothalami or hypothalamuses)

1. (anatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.

Derived terms

• hypothalamic

Translations

Czech

Alternative forms

• hypotalamus m

Noun

hypothalamus m

1. (anatomy) hypothalamus

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.p?.ta.la.mys/

Noun

hypothalamus m (plural hypothalamus)

1. (anatomy) hypothalamus

Further reading

• “hypothalamus” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

1610s, from Latin p?tu?t?rius (“mucous”), from p?tu?ta (“clammy moisture, phlegm, mucus, slime”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“to be fat, swell”). Taken as the name for the gland because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose. As a noun by 1899.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p??tju??t(?)?i/, /p??t??u??t(?)?i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p??tu???t??i/

Adjective

pituitary (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the pituitary gland.
2. Mucous.

   Synonyms: pituital, pituitous

Translations

Noun

pituitary (plural pituitaries)

1. (anatomy) The pituitary gland.
2. (anatomy) The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.
3. (medicine) An extract from the pituitary gland.

Synonyms

• hypophysis

Derived terms

• hypopituitarism
• hyperpituitarism
• juxtapituitary
• pituitary gland

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