pituitary的词源

英文词源

pituitary

pituitary: see pine

pituitary (adj.)

1610s, from Latin pituitarius "mucous," from pituita "clammy moisture, phlegm, mucus, slime," possibly from a suffixed form of PIE root *peie- "to be fat, swell" (see fat (adj.)). Taken as the name for the gland because it was believed that it channeled mucus to the nose. As a noun by 1899.

中文词源

pituitary：脑垂体

来自拉丁语pituita,黏性物质，黏液，来自PIE*peie,脂肪，汁液，词源同fat,pine.后用于解剖学术语脑垂体。

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