different between pituitary vs corticotrope

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

• corticotroph

Noun

corticotrope (plural corticotropes)

1. A cell in the anterior pituitary that produces adrenocorticotrophic hormone and melanocyte-stimulating hormone.

Italian

Adjective

corticotrope

1. feminine plural of corticotropo