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Pituitary vs Gonadarche - What's the difference?

pituitary | gonadarche |

As nouns the difference between pituitary and gonadarche

is that pituitary is (anatomy) the pituitary gland while gonadarche is the earliest gonadal changes of puberty, when (in response to pituitary gonadotropins), the ovaries in girls and the testes in boys begin to grow and increase the production of the sex steroids, especially estradiol and testosterone.

As an adjective pituitary

is (anatomy) of or relating to the pituitary gland.

pituitary

English

Adjective

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  • (anatomy) Of or relating to the pituitary gland.

    • Noun

    (pituitaries)
  • (anatomy) The pituitary gland.
  • (anatomy) The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.
  • (medicine) An extract from the pituitary gland.

    • Derived terms

    * hypopituitarism * hyperpituitarism * pituitary gland

    Synonyms

    * hypophysis

    gonadarche

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia gonadarche)
  • The earliest gonadal changes of puberty, when (in response to pituitary gonadotropins), the ovaries in girls and the testes in boys begin to grow and increase the production of the sex steroids, especially estradiol and testosterone.