pituitary
noun /pɪˈtjuːɪtəri/
/pɪˈtuːəteri/
(also pituitary gland)
- a small organ at the base of the brain that produces hormones that influence growth and sexual development
脑垂体；垂体 词源early 17th cent.: from Latin pituitarius ‘secreting phlegm’, from pituita ‘phlegm’.