脑垂体

腦垂體

nǎochuítǐ

noun #32,990

Meanings

1 pituitary gland
2 hypophysis

Characters

hang down / suspend

Examples

脑垂体是人体的内分泌中枢。

Nǎochuítǐ shì réntǐ de nèifēnmì zhōngshū.

The pituitary gland is the body's endocrine control center.

他被诊断出脑垂体瘤。

Tā bèi zhěnduàn chū nǎochuítǐ liú.

He was diagnosed with a pituitary tumor.

Tips

memory

Literally "brain + hanging-down + body" — the pituitary literally hangs from the underside of the brain by a stalk (the infundibulum), so the Chinese name is anatomically descriptive. Often shortened to 垂体 in clinical writing.

Stroke Order

脑 nǎo

垂 chuí

体 tǐ