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pituita

/pɪˈtjuːɪtə/ UK

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From Latin pītuīta (“mucus, phlegm”). Doublet of pip.

noun

historical, uncountable Phlegm; mucus. Pituita, or phlegm, is a cold and moist humour, begotten of the colder part of the chylus[…]

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"pituita." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pituita. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pituita. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pituita

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"pituita." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pituita.

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@misc{pituita_2026,
  title = {pituita},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pituita},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}