pituitary

Word family nounpituitrinadjectivepituitary

Related topics: Human

pi·tu·i·ta·ry /pəˈtjuːətəri $ -ˈtuːəteri/ (also pituitary gland) noun (plural pituitaries) [countableC]

HBHthe small organ at the base of your brain which produces hormones that control the growth and development of your body （脑）垂体

—pituitary adjectiveadj

Examples from the Corpus

pituitary• This also does not effect any control over the anterior pituitary.• Among the patients with apparently normal pituitaries or a microadenoma the highest prolactin concentration was 4200 mU/l.• Axons from this same area project into the posterior pituitary.

Origin pituitary

(1600-1700) Latin pituitarius, from pituita “mucus”

单词	pituitary
释义	pituitary Word family nounpituitrinadjectivepituitary Related topics: Human pi·tu·i·ta·ry /pəˈtjuːətəri $ -ˈtuːəteri/ (also pituitary gland) noun (plural pituitaries) [countableC] HBHthe small organ at the base of your brain which produces hormones that control the growth and development of your body （脑）垂体 —pituitary adjectiveadj Examples from the Corpus pituitary• This also does not effect any control over the anterior pituitary.• Among the patients with apparently normal pituitaries or a microadenoma the highest prolactin concentration was 4200 mU/l.• Axons from this same area project into the posterior pituitary. Origin pituitary (1600-1700) Latin pituitarius, from pituita “mucus”
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