pituitary

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ɹi/|/pɪˈt͡ʃuːɪt(ə)ɹi/    美 /pɪˈtuɪˌtɛɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The pituitary gland; sometimes including together with the pituitary stalk.
  2. An extract from the pituitary gland.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to the pituitary gland. not-comparable
  2. Mucous. not-comparable

词形变化

pituitaries plural

词汇关系

衍生词
adenopituitary anterior pituitary apituitarism dyspituitarism extrapituitary hypopituitary hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical intrapituitary neuropituitary nonpituitary panhyperpituitarism pituicyte pituitary body pituitaryless pituitary gland hyperpituitarism hypopituitarism hypothalamopituitary juxtapituitary

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Latin pītuīta
Latin pītuītāriuslbor.
English pituitary
Learned borrowing from Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), from pītuīta (“mucus, phlegm”). First attested in the 1610s. First attested as a noun by 1899. The term was adopted as the name for the gland, because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Latin pītuīta
Latin pītuītāriuslbor.
English pituitary
Learned borrowing from Latin pītuītārius (“mucous”), from pītuīta (“mucus, phlegm”). First attested in the 1610s. First attested as a noun by 1899. The term was adopted as the name for the gland, because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose.
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