Disease or Syndrome
pituitary disease
pi·tu·i·tar·y dis·ease
Subclass of:
Endocrine System Diseases;
Hypothalamic Diseases
Definitions related to pituitary diseases:
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Disorders involving either the ADENOHYPOPHYSIS or the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS. These diseases usually manifest as hypersecretion or hyposecretion of PITUITARY HORMONES. Neoplastic pituitary masses can also cause compression of the OPTIC CHIASM and other adjacent structures.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(pituitary disorder) Disorders of the anterior or posterior pituitary gland which usually manifest as hypersecretion or hyposecretion of pituitary hormones.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(pituitary disorders) Your pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland at the base of your brain. The pituitary is the "master control gland" - it makes hormones that affect growth and the functions of other glands in the body. With pituitary disorders, you often have too much or too little of one of your hormones. Injuries can cause pituitary disorders, but the most common cause is a pituitary tumor.MedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(pituitary gland disorder) A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the pituitary gland. Representative examples of non-neoplastic disorders include pituitary gland hypoplasia and apoplexy. Representative examples of neoplastic disorders include pituitary gland adenoma and carcinoma.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(abnormality of the pituitary gland) An anomaly of the pituitary gland.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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The pituitary gland controls the functions of peripheral endocrine glands. Pituitary structure and function and relationships between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland are discussed in Overview of the Endocrine System.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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