pituitary
pituitary — 名詞
- pituitarysingular
- pituitariesplural
1. the body's main hormone-producing gland, located beneath the brain, which makes
腦下垂體
腦底內分泌腺，控制生長發育
the body's main hormone-producing gland, located beneath the brain, which makes chemicals that control growth, reproduction, and other essential processes.
About the size of a pea, the pituitary sits at the bottom of the brain.
腦下垂體大約有豌豆大小，位於腦部底部。
size and location description
Kabir's doctor ordered an MRI to check whether his pituitary was working properly.
Kabir 的醫生安排了 MRI 檢查，以確認他的腦下垂體功能是否正常。
diagnostic context: MRI scan
Damage to the pituitary can stop a child from growing normally.
腦下垂體受損可能導致兒童無法正常發育。
The pituitary releases hormones that tell the ovaries to release an egg each month.
腦下垂體分泌激素，促使卵巢每個月排出卵子。
Yan learned in biology class that the pituitary is sometimes called the master gland.
Yan 在生物課上學到，腦下垂體有時被稱為主宰腺體。
- hypophysis
the formal medical name for the pituitary gland, rarely used outside clinical contexts
文法句型
the pituitary
pituitary + verb
用法筆記
Commonly called the master gland because it directs the activity of many other hormone-producing glands. Distinguish from the hypothalamus, which sits directly above the pituitary and sends signals to regulate its output.
常見錯誤
pituitary — 形容詞
- pituitarypositive
- more pituitarycomparative
- most pituitarysuperlative
1. describing something connected with the pituitary gland or the hormones it produ
垂體的
與腦下垂體或其激素有關的
describing something connected with the pituitary gland or the hormones it produces.
Pituitary disorders often affect a person's growth and energy levels.
垂體疾病常影響一個人的生長和體力。
collocation: pituitary disorders
The hospital's pituitary clinic sees patients from across the country.
這家醫院的垂體門診接收來自全國各地的病患。
Nkechi's pituitary tumour was benign and did not require surgery.
Nkechi 的垂體腫瘤是良性的，不需要手術。
Regular blood tests help doctors monitor pituitary function in patients.
定期抽血檢查能幫助醫生監測患者的垂體功能。
Pituitary hormones travel through the blood to reach their target organs.
垂體激素經由血液傳送到目標器官。
- hypophyseal
a formal medical synonym used mainly in clinical and research writing
文法句型
pituitary + noun
用法筆記
Frequently paired with medical nouns such as tumour, disorder, function, and hormone. This sense describes a connection to the gland itself, not a condition caused by its malfunction — see sense 2 for that distinction.
2. resulting from the pituitary gland producing too much or too little of a hormone
垂體失調的
因腦下垂體分泌異常引起的
resulting from the pituitary gland producing too much or too little of a hormone.
Pituitary dwarfism is caused by a lack of growth hormone in childhood.
垂體性侏儒症是因童年時期缺乏生長激素所引起。
condition: growth hormone deficiency
Lucía was diagnosed with a pituitary condition that made her thyroid overactive.
Lucía 被診斷出患有垂體失調的疾病，導致甲狀腺過度活躍。
Pituitary gigantism occurs when too much growth hormone is released before puberty.
垂體性巨人症是因青春期前分泌過多生長激素所導致。
Doctors treat pituitary Cushing's disease by removing the gland's abnormal tissue.
醫生透過切除腦下垂體的異常組織來治療庫欣氏症。
文法句型
pituitary + medical condition noun
用法筆記
Restricted to medical descriptions of conditions directly caused by abnormal pituitary secretion. Distinguish from sense 1, which simply means 'relating to the pituitary gland' without implying dysfunction.