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pituitary

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