| 单词 | pituitary gland |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspituitary gland pituitary gland n. a small neuroendocrine gland located at the base of the brain in vertebrates, originally supposed to secrete nasal mucus, but now recognized to play an important role in endocrine regulation and the control of growth, development, and metabolism; also called hypophysis. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > secretory organs > gland > specific glands > [noun] > pituitary gland pituitary glandule1615 pituitary gland1707 pituitary body1859 pituitary1899 1707 J. Drake Anthropol. Nova II. iv. 481 The Foramen opening from the Infundibulum into the Pituitary Gland. 1825 A. Monro Elem. Anat. Human Body II. vi. ii. 371 The Pituitary Gland, or Hypophysis, is a small oblong-shaped body, which is inclosed by the dura mater, and situated in the tela sphenoidalis. 1950 Sci. News 15 132 The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which lies at the base of the brain, regulates the amounts of adrenal cortical hormones which circulate in the blood. 1991 World Press Rev. Oct. 48/2 The weekly dose of 250 milligrams of testosterone overwhelms the pituitary gland. < as lemmas |
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