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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

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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 cerebri; pineal body; pineal gland; epiphysis

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)

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