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    pituitary

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    pi·tu·i·ta·ry /pəˈtjuːətəri $ -ˈtuːəteri/ (also pituitary gland) noun (plural pituitaries) [countable]  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 adjective
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    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”
    pi·tu·i·ta·ry nounChineseSyllable
    base of organ which small the at Corpus brain your the


    pituitary
    pi‧tu‧i‧ta‧ry /pəˈtjuːətəri, pɪˈtjuːətəri $ -ˈtuːəteri/ (also piˈtuitary ˌgland) noun (plural pituitaries) [countable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Latin
     Origin: pituitarius, from pituita 'mucus'
    the small organ at the base of your brain which produces hormones that control the growth and development of your body
    —pituitary adjective


    pi·tu·it·aryBrE /pɪˈtjuːɪtəri/ 🔊NAmE /pɪˈtuːəteri/ 🔊 (also piˈtuitary gland) nouna small organ at the base of the brain that produces hormones that influence growth and sexual development 脑垂体；垂体