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Webster 1913 Edition


Pituite

Pit′u-ite

,
Noun.
[L.
pituita
: cf. F.
pituite
. Cf.
Pip
a disease of fowls.]
Mucus, phlegm.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pituite

PIT'UITE

,
Noun.
[L. pituita.] Mucus.

Definition 2024


pituite

pituite

English

Noun

pituite

  1. mucus; phlegm


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pituita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pitɥit/

Noun

pituite f (plural pituites)

  1. (historical) phlegm
  2. (medicine) mucus