pituitary

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n. 脑垂体, 垂体制剂 [医] [稠]粘液的, 垂体的, 垂体

发音

UK /pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ɹi/
其它
UK /pɪˈt͡ʃuːɪt(ə)ɹi/
US /pɪˈtuɪˌtɛɹi/

词形变化

pituitaries 复数 pituitaries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The pituitary gland.

    医学
  2. 2.

    The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.

    脑垂体

    垂体

    医学
  3. 3.

    An extract from the pituitary gland.

    医学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to the pituitary gland.

    脑垂体的

    垂体的

    医学
  2. 2.

    Mucous.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

hypophysis pituitary body pituitary gland

上位词 3

ductless gland endocrine endocrine gland

部分词 5

adenohypophysis anterior pituitary anterior pituitary gland neurohypophysis pars nervosa

整体词 3

betweenbrain diencephalon interbrain

相关短语

pituitary gland n. 脑下垂体 pituitary body n. 脑下垂体 pituitary glands [医] 垂体 pituitary bodies [医] [大脑]垂体 anterior pituitary gland 脑垂腺前叶 anterior pituitary glands anterior pituitary 垂体前叶

词源

1610s, from Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), from pītuīta (“clammy moisture, phlegm, mucus, slime”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“to be fat, swell”). Taken as the name for the gland because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose. As a noun by 1899.

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