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Definition of Epiphysis cerebri
1. Noun. A small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin.
Generic synonyms: Ductless Gland, Endocrine, Endocrine Gland
Medical Definition of Epiphysis cerebri
1. A small conical midline body attached to the posterior part of the third ventricle and lying between the superior colliculi, below the splenium of the corpus callosum. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epiphysis Cerebri
Literary usage of Epiphysis cerebri
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"Anatomical and Physiological Notes The epiphysis cerebri, or corpus pineale, if
evidence recently brought is to be believed, manufactures an internal ..."
2. A Text-book of Pathology by Alfred Stengel (1906)
"THE PINEAL GLAND, OR epiphysis cerebri. The pineal gland, or epiphysis cerebri,
is an outgrowth from die roof of die posterior portion of die anterior ..."
3. Popular Science Monthly (1914)
"... body (epiphysis cerebri), which Descartes regarded as the seat of the soul.
Disease of the pineal in young children sometimes results in increased ..."
4. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1889)
"The Pineal Body (epiphysis cerebri) in the Brains of the Walrus and Seals.
Sir WILLIAM TURNER. Jour, of Anat. and Phys. Vol. XXII, 1888, pp. ..."
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