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pineal organ — n PINEAL GLAND … Medical dictionary
pineal organ — A tiny organ in the cerebrum that produces melatonin. Also called pineal body or pineal gland … English dictionary of cancer terms
pineal organ — noun see pineal gland … New Collegiate Dictionary
pineal organ — noun see pineal body … Useful english 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 gland — noun Date: 1712 a small usually conical appendage of the brain of all craniate vertebrates that functions primarily as an endocrine organ and that in a few reptiles has the essential structure of an eye called also pineal, pineal body, pineal… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pineal gland — A small gland located deep within in the brain. It is believed to secrete melatonin, and may therefore be part of the body’s sleep regulation apparatus. * * * pineal gland n a small body that arises from the roof of the third ventricle and is… … Medical dictionary
pineal body — A tiny organ in the cerebrum that produces melatonin. Also called pineal gland or pineal organ … English dictionary of cancer terms
pineal gland — A tiny organ in the cerebrum that produces melatonin. Also called pineal body or pineal organ … English dictionary of cancer terms
pineal eye — median, eye like structure on the top of the head in members of the Petromyzontidae, e.g., developing from the pineal organ … Dictionary of ichthyology
