The pituite (of the Latin pituita ) (also called phlegme or phlegm ) Mucosité means. It is a Liquide containing Eau, of aspect glaire ux, it is a Sécrétion coming from the Estomac. It is a “cold and wet liquid which torments the stomach”. For Claude Galien and old this secretion would be in connection with Saturn, which makes the “thin and weak” men.