- pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysis - the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
--1 is a kind of endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland
--1 is a part of diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon
--1 has parts:hypophyseal stalk; anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis; posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa