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pharyngeal pituitary (medicine) and mothering(1) (iou)


pharyngeal pituitary (medicine)


pharyngeal pituitary


The embryonic remnant of the oral end of Rathke's pouch that is cut off from the adenohypophysis by the developing sphenoid bone; composed chiefly of chromophobes and, under normal conditions, considered physiologically inactive.

See: hypophysis.


mothering(1) (iou)



mothering noun. M17.
[from MOTHER noun1, verb1 + -ING1.]
The custom of visiting, communicating with, or giving presents to one's mother (formerly, one's parents) on the fourth Sunday in Lent. Now rare exc. in Mothering Sunday, that Sunday. M17.
The action of MOTHER verb1; motherly care or supervision. M19.