单词 | master gland |
释义 | > as lemmasmaster gland master gland n. the pituitary gland. ΚΠ 1939 A. J. Carlson in H. B. Van Dyke Physiol. & Pharmacol. Pituitary Body II. p. vii The pituitary body is still the ‘master’ among the endocrine glands.] 1955 R. M. De Coursey Human Organism xviii. 433 The hypophysis or pituitary gland has been called the master gland..because through its tropic hormones it exerts a regulatory effect over the activity of other endocrine glands. 1991 Spare Rib Feb. 35/1 Often referred to as the ‘master gland’, it is the site of many so-called instincts such as hunger, thirst, and sleep. < as lemmas |
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