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pituitary gland noun

  • (anatomy) An endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation.
 ghiandola pituitaria, ipofisi
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