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Meanings of pineal body in English
Portuguese
glândula pineal Catalan
glàndula pineal 
A small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin.
Synonyms
Examples for "epiphysis"
Examples for "epiphysis"
1
Chondroblastoma is a rare benign bone tumor typically located in the epiphysis.
2
Marginal excision was then performed with preservation of the proximal tibial epiphysis.
3
Sometimes the separated and displaced epiphysis dies and constitutes a sequestrum.
4
The last epiphysis to fuse is that of the medial clavicle or collarbone.
5
The cartilaginous epiphysis had a lower signal intensity than the physis on T2-weighted images.
1
Developmentally, the pineal gland is considered as a part of the epithalamus.
2
The mind has no observable natural relation to the pineal gland.
3
The pineal gland has some definite relation to muscle chemistry not yet probed.
4
I felt it in my brain stem, my cortex, my goddamn pineal gland.
5
A low-grade astrocytoma confined to the pineal gland is reported.
Usage of pineal body in English
1
As living information, the plasmate travels up the optic nerve of a human to the pineal body.
2
The Pineal Body (Epiphysis)- astillsmaller structure, located within the brain substance, having, however, no relationship to the brain.