PINEAL BODY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pineal body mean? 

• PINEAL BODY (noun)
  The noun PINEAL BODY has 1 sense:

1. a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin

  Familiarity information: PINEAL BODY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PINEAL BODY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

epiphysis; epiphysis cerebri; pineal body; pineal gland

Hypernyms ("pineal body" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

 Context examples 

Also called pineal body and pineal gland.

(Pineal organ, NCI Dictionary)

The epithalamus is generally considered to include the habenular nuclei and associated fiber bundles, the pineal body, and the epithelial roof of the third ventricle.

(Epithalamus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A cell of the pineal body with long processes ending in bulbous expansions.

(Pineocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called pineal body and pineal organ.

(Pineal gland, NCI Dictionary)