pineal body

1. 1.

   a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin

   Synonymspineal glandepiphysis cerebriepiphysis

   Broaderendocrine gland

Questions about pineal body

What does pineal body mean?

pineal body means "a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin".

What is another word for pineal body?

Close synonyms include pineal gland, epiphysis cerebri, epiphysis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.