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Meanings of pineal gland in inglés

ruso
пинеальная железа
portugués
órgão pineal
español
epifisis del diencefalo
catalán
epífisi cerebral
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Small endocrine gland found in most vertebrates, which produces melatonin; in humans, located in the epithalamus, in a groove where the two halves of the thalamus join; its shape and size resembles a pine nut, after which it is named.

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epifisis del diencefalo
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Examples for "epiphysis"
Examples for "epiphysis"
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Chondroblastoma is a rare benign bone tumor typically located in the epiphysis.
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Marginal excision was then performed with preservation of the proximal tibial epiphysis.
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Sometimes the separated and displaced epiphysis dies and constitutes a sequestrum.
Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
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The last epiphysis to fuse is that of the medial clavicle or collarbone.
Resurrecting pompeii
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The cartilaginous epiphysis had a lower signal intensity than the physis on T2-weighted images.
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If creepy and macabre is your beat, then Conarium is for you.
The South African
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Epic Games is giving away another free game and the offering this week is none other than Conarium, a chilling Lovecraftian game.
The South African
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Conarium will be added to the Epic Store on 12 September, and then the free offer for the previous week's game will expire.
The South African
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As living information, the plasmate travels up the optic nerve of a human to the pineal body.
Valis
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The Pineal Body (Epiphysis)- astillsmaller structure, located within the brain substance, having, however, no relationship to the brain.
The Foundations of Personality
Usage of pineal gland in inglés
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Developmentally, the pineal gland is considered as a part of the epithalamus.
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The mind has no observable natural relation to the pineal gland.
Theodicy / Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and...
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The pineal gland has some definite relation to muscle chemistry not yet probed.
The Glands Regulating Personality / A Study of the Glands of Int...
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I felt it in my brain stem, my cortex, my goddamn pineal gland.
Brains: a zombie memoir
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A low-grade astrocytoma confined to the pineal gland is reported.
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Is there really a soul sitting aloof in the pineal gland, as Descartes held?
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898
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The pineal gland exerts a depressive influence on CNS excitability.
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Blasius, Diemerbroeck, and the Ephemerides, speak of stones in the location of the pineal gland.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
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The pineal gland maintains the circadian rhythm in the body by secreting the hormone melatonin.
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It is the key-enzyme responsible of the nocturnal rhythm of melatonin production in the pineal gland.
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The pineal gland is a small pinecone-shaped and functionally endocrine structure located in the epithalamus region.
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In those of any class over fifteen, no response has been elicited by feeding pineal gland.
The Glands Regulating Personality / A Study of the Glands of Int...
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The Cartesians think it's in the pineal gland-
Quicksilver
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Melatonin is actually a hormone, made in a part of the brain called the pineal gland.
Wired
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In addition to decreased testicular activity, the pineal gland is also involved in establishing conditions for torpor.
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The cause of the whole bizarre tragedy was found to be a tumor of the pineal gland.
The Glands Regulating Personality / A Study of the Glands of Int...