Etymograph

English

hypopituitarism

From hypo- + pituitary + -ism.

Formed from hypo- + pituitary + -ism

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Latin pītuīta ‘mucus, phlegm’

Latin pītuītārius

English pituitary

Today it means

noun A decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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