pituicyte

noun

pi·tu·i·cyte | \pə-ˈt(y)ü-ə-ˌsīt

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Medical Definition of pituicyte

: one of the pigmented more or less fusiform cells of the stalk and posterior lobe of the pituitary gland that are derived from glial cells

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