Synonyms & related words for pituitaries

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Words related to pituitaries

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Where does pituitaries come from?

The word pituitaries breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and English origin: pituit, from Latin pituita (“phlegm, mucus”); -ari, from Latin -arius (“pertaining to”); and -es, from English -s (“plural”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.