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Pineal Body
see synonyms of pineal bodyNoun
1. epiphysis, epiphysis cerebri, pineal body, pineal gland
a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Pineal Body
see synonyms of pineal body a small, grayish, cone-shaped, glandular outgrowth from the brain of all vertebrates that produces the hormone melatonin: in lower vertebrates, often visible as an external median eye
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