PINEAL GLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pineal gland mean? 

• PINEAL GLAND (noun)
  The noun PINEAL GLAND 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 GLAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PINEAL GLAND (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 gland" 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 

A type of brain tumor that forms in or around the pineal gland (a tiny organ near the center of the brain).

(Pineal region tumor, NCI Dictionary)

A slow growing type of brain tumor that occurs in or around the pineal gland, a tiny organ near the center of the brain.

(Pineocytoma, NCI Dictionary)

A benign neoplasm of the brain arising from the pineal gland.

(Pineocytoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Also called pineal gland and pineal organ.

(Pineal body, NCI Dictionary)

A type of germ cell tumor that is found in the pineal gland in the brain.

(Pineal germinoma, NCI Dictionary)

A non-neuronal cell that supports the pineal gland.

(Interstitial Cell of the Pineal Gland, NCI Thesaurus)

A hormone made by the pineal gland (tiny organ near the center of the brain).

(Melatonin, NCI Dictionary)

A benign growth of the cells that comprise the pineal gland.

(Benign Pineal Region Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Neoplasms that are located in the pineal gland.

(Pineal Region Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A meningioma that affects the pineal gland.

(Pineal Region Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)