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the pineal body

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  • pineal body — Pineal Pi ne*al, a. [L. pinea the cone of a pine, from pineus of the pine, from pinus a pine: cf. F. pin[ e]ale.] Of or pertaining to a pine cone; resembling a pine cone. [1913 Webster] {Pineal gland} (Anat.), a glandlike body in the roof of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pineal body — n. a small, grayish, cone shaped, glandular outgrowth from the brain of all vertebrates that produces the hormone melatonin: in lower vertebrates, often visible as an external median eye …   English World dictionary

  • pineal body — noun a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin • Syn: ↑pineal gland, ↑epiphysis cerebri, ↑epiphysis • Hypernyms: ↑endocrine gland, ↑endocrine, ↑ductless gland * …   Useful english dictionary

  • pineal body — (formerly) the pineal gland. [1830 40] * * * …   Universalium

  • pineal body — A tiny organ in the cerebrum that produces melatonin. Also called pineal gland or pineal organ …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • pineal body — see pineal gland * * * 1. glandula pinealis. 2. the posterior eyelike structure arising from the median of the dorsal wall of the thalamus in some lower vertebrates. See also epiphyseal eye, under eye …   Medical dictionary

  • Pineal gland — Diagram of pituitary and pineal glands in the human brain Latin glandula pinealis Gray s …   Wikipedia

  • pineal — [pin′ē əl] adj. [Fr pinéal < L pinea, pine cone < pinus,PINE1] 1. shaped like a pine cone 2. of the pineal body …   English World dictionary

  • pineal gland — a small, cone shaped endocrine organ in the posterior forebrain, secreting melatonin and involved in biorhythms and gonadal development. Also called epiphysis. See diag. under brain. [1705 15] * * * or pineal body Endocrine gland in the brain… …   Universalium

  • pineal — 1. Shaped like a pine cone. SYN: piniform. 2. Pertaining to the p. body. [L. pineus, relating to the pine, pinus] * * * pi·ne·al pī nē əl, pī adj of, relating to, or being the pineal gland pineal n PINEAL GLAND …   Medical dictionary

  • Pineal recess — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = recessus pinealis GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 816 Caption = Median sagittal section of brain. (Pineal recess not labeled, but region is visible.) Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein =… …   Wikipedia

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