英语词汇“pituitary gland”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	pituitary gland
释义	pituitary gland (pɪtjuːɪtri glænd, US -tuːɪteri) Word forms: plural pituitary glands countable noun [usually singular] The pituitary gland or the pituitary is a gland that is attached to the base of the brain. It produces hormones whichaffect growth, sexual development, and other functions of the body. [technical] pituitary gland in British English or pituitary body noun the master endocrine gland, attached by a stalk to the base of the brain. Its two lobes (the adenohypophysis and neurohypophysis) secrete hormones affecting skeletal growth, development of the sex glands, and the functioning of the other endocrine glands Also called: hypophysis, hypophysis cerebri. See also adenohypophysis, neurohypophysis pituitary gland in American English or pituitary body a small, oval endocrine gland attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and consisting of ananterior and a posterior lobe: it secretes hormones influencing body growth, metabolism, the activity of other endocrine glands, etc. Word lists with pituitary gland brain
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