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Where does “pituitrin” come from?

pituitrin (English) comes from English pituitary, from Latin pituitarius, from Latin pītuīta.

pituitrin (English): An extract of bovine posterior pituitary hormones...

Definitions

  1. An extract of bovine posterior pituitary hormones...

Ancestry of “pituitrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpituitaryOf or relating to the pituitary gland; Mucous;...
2Latinpituitariusmucous
3Latinpītuīta—
Every word from Latin pītuīta →