pituitary
英 [pɪˈtju:ɪtəri] 美 [pɪˈtuəteri]

n.

（脑）垂体；

变形

复数：pituitaries

英英释义

pituitary[ pi'tju:itəri ]

• n.the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain

  同义词：pituitary glandpituitary bodyhypophysis

• adj.
  • of or relating to the pituitary gland

    "pituitary hormone"

  • having abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from abnormal pituitary secretion

    "a pituitary dwarf"

    同义词：acromegalic

词组短语

pituitary gland[解]脑下垂体

anterior pituitary垂体前叶；脑下腺前叶

pituitary tumor垂体肿瘤，垂体瘤

pituitary stalk n. 垂体；脑垂腺柄

posterior pituitary n. 脑垂体后叶

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. It is often associated with pituitary gigantism.
   常伴发脑下垂体巨人症。
2. Hormone secretion is controlled by the pituitary gland.
   荷尔蒙的分泌是由垂体控制的。

权威例句

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, neuroendocrine factors and stress.
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and immune-mediated inflammation.
A receptor in pituitary and hypothalamus that functions in growth hormone release.
Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide and its receptors: from structure to functions.
Pituitary-Adrenal and Autonomic Responses to Stress in Women After Sexual and Physical Abuse in Childhood
Pituitary follicular cells secrete a novel heparin-binding growth factor specific for vascular endothelial cells
Neurocircuitry of stress: central control of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis.
Reactivation of pituitary hormone release and metabolic improvement by infusion of growth hormone-releasing peptide and thyrotropin-...
Isolation of a novel 38 residue-hypothalamic polypeptide which stimulates adenylate cyclase in pituitary cells.
Mice lacking p27(Kip1) display increased body size, multiple organ hyperplasia, retinal dysplasia, and pituitary tumors