Pī-tū'i-ta-ry, a.

a. [Fr. pituitaire, It. & Sp. pituitario, from Lat. pituita, phlegm, pituite.] (Anat.) Secreting phlegm or mucus; as, the pituitary membrane.

Pituitary body or gland, a small oval body on the lower side of the brain, erroneously supposed by the ancients to secrete the mucus of the nostrils.