# pituitary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ɹi/ · frequency rank #31,293

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to the pituitary gland.
2. Mucous.

## Etymology
1610s, from Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), from pītuīta (“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.

## Common misspellings (13)
`iptuitary`, `pitiutary`, `pittuitary`, `pituiatry`, `pituitarry`, `pituitaryy`, `pituitayr`, `pituitray`, `pituittary`, `pitutiary`, `piutitary`, `ppituitary`, `ptiuitary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pituitary