pituitary

pituitary

英 [pɪ'tjuːɪt(ə)rɪ]
　　美 [pɪ'tuətɛri]

n. 垂體；腦垂體
　　adj. 腦垂體的；腦垂體分泌失調引起的

中文詞源：

pituitary 腦垂體

來自拉丁語pituita,黏性物質，黏液，來自PIE*peie,脂肪，汁液，詞源同fat,pine.後用於解剖學術語腦垂體。

例句：

1. Hormone secretion is controlled by the pituitary gland.
荷爾蒙的分泌是由垂體控制的.

2. Two of the glands most extensively concerned with the response to trauma -- the pituitary and adrenals.
對創傷反應最有關系的兩個腺體是腦垂體和腎上腺.

3. Deficiency syndrome of Kidney Yang involves the dysfunction of Hypothalamic - Pituitary - target gland axis.
腎陽虛證下丘腦 - 垂體 - 靶腺(腎上腺、甲狀腺、性腺及胸腺)軸的功能紊亂.

4. Sparse data available on pituitary, adrenal, and gonadal disorders.
有關垂體 、 腎上腺及性腺疾病的資料較少.

5. The change of hypothalamus - pituitary - gonad ( HPG ) axis is very predominant in this process.
下丘腦 - 垂體 - 性腺 軸的變化在衰老過程中尤為突出.