What does pineal gland mean?

pineal gland 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 gland?

Close synonyms include pineal body, 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.

Is pineal gland a common word?

pineal gland is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Pineal gland — meaning and 3 synonyms

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
Synonymspineal body epiphysis cerebri epiphysis
Broaderendocrine gland

Questions about pineal gland

What does pineal gland mean?: pineal gland 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 gland?: Close synonyms include pineal body, 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.

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