| 释义 |
pituitary/piˈtju:it(ə)ri/ n. & adj.●n. (pl. -ies) (also 亦作 pituitary gland or pituitary body) a small ductless gland at the base of the brain secreting various hormones essential for growth and other bodily functions (脑)垂体 ●adj. of or relating to this gland (脑)垂体的；与(脑)垂体有关的 [Latin pituitarius ‘secreting phlegm’ from pituita ‘phlegm’] |