different between pituitary vs bromocriptine

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

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• bromocryptine

Etymology

From bromo- +? (ergo)cryptine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b???.m???k??p.ti?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?o?.mo??k??p?tin/

Noun

bromocriptine (countable and uncountable, plural bromocriptines)

1. (pharmacology) A drug used in the treatment of parkinsonism, galactorrhea, and other conditions. It is a synthetic analog of the ergot alkaloids and stimulates the dopaminergic receptors of the brain, inhibiting the release of prolactin.
   • 2012, Franz Hefti, William J. Weiner, Progress in Parkinson Research (page 64)

     We have observed that treatment with bromocriptine and levodopa prolongs the antitremor effectiveness of levodopa in monkeys with unilateral VMT lesions of the brain stem.

Translations

References

• “bromocriptine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “bromocriptine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).