pi·tu·i·tar·y
noun/pɪˈtjuːɪtəri/
/pɪˈtuːəteri/
(also pituitary gland)
- a small organ at the base of the brain that produces hormones that influence growth and sexual development
脑垂体；垂体 Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin pituitarius ‘secreting phlegm’, from pituita ‘phlegm’.