Usually means: Hormone extract from pituitary gland.
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  1. pituitrin: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (pituitrin)

noun:  An extract of bovine posterior pituitary hormones (i.e. oxytocin and vasopressin) formerly used in obstetrics to induce labour and to treat postpartum haemorrhage.

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