<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural: pituitaries.</li><li>pituitary gland.</li><li>Pharmacology: the extract obtained from the lobes of the pituitary glands of hogs, sheep, and other domestic animals; the posterior lobe constituent increases blood pressure, contracts stomach muscles, etc., and the anterior lobe constituent regulates growth of the skeleton.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of, relating to, or involving the pituitary gland.</li><li>noting a physical type of abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from excessive pituitary secretion.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>