1610s, from Latin pituitarius "mucous," from pituita "clammy moisture, phlegm, mucus, slime," possibly from a suffixed form of PIE root *peie- "to be fat, swell" (see fat (adj.)). Taken as the name for the gland because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose. As a noun by 1899.
雙語例句
1. Hormone secretion is controlled by the pituitary gland.
荷爾蒙的分泌是由垂體控制的.
來自辭典例句
2. Two of the glands most extensively concerned with the response to trauma -- the pituitary and adrenals.
對創(chuàng)傷反應最有關系的兩個腺體是腦垂體和腎上腺.
來自辭典例句
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.
來自互聯網
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.
來自互聯網
5. The change of hypothalamus - pituitary - gonad ( HPG ) axis is very predominant in this process.