Definition of Pineal body

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


Medical Definition of Pineal body

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 Pineal Body

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pine nuts
pine oil
pine sawyer
pine siskin
pine snake
pine spittlebug
pine tar
pine terpene
pine tree
pine trees
pine vole
pine weevil
pine woods snake
pineal
pineal body (current term)
pineal cells
pineal cyst
pineal eye
pineal gland
pineal gland calcification
pineal glands
pineal habenula
pineal recess
pineal region tumours
pineal tumours
pinealectomies
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pinealectomized
pinealectomizes

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