pineal body

noun

The pineal gland.

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pineal glandepiphysis cerebriepiphysis
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Meanings

nounpineal body (plural pineal bodies)

plural pineal bodies

  1. The pineal gland.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
pineal glandepiphysis cerebriepiphysis
Broader
endocrine glandendocrineductless gland
Also see
epiphysispineal gland

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

pineal body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pineal%20body

MLA

“pineal body.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pineal%20body. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pineal body,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pineal%20body.

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