endocrine gland vs pituitary gland

pituitary gland vs endocrine gland

endocrine gland and pituitary gland both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
endocrine gland	Yes	No	No	No
pituitary gland	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pituitary gland is a hyponym of endocrine gland; that is, pituitary gland is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than endocrine gland:

endocrine gland: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
pituitary gland: the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain

Other hyponyms of endocrine gland include thyroid, thyroid gland, parathyroid, parathyroid gland, adrenal, adrenal gland, suprarenal gland, prostate, prostate gland, thymus, thymus gland, hypophysis, pituitary, pituitary body, adenohypophysis, anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, pars anterior, pars distilis, pars intermedia, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, epiphysis, epiphysis cerebri, pineal body, pineal gland, islands of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans, adrenal cortex, adrenal medulla, corpus luteum, gonad, sex gland.

endocrine gland (noun)	pituitary gland (noun)
any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream	the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain

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