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Pineal gland   /pˌaɪnˈiəl glænd/   Listen
Pineal gland

noun
1.
A small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin.  Synonyms: epiphysis, epiphysis cerebri, pineal body.





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"Pineal gland" Quotes from Famous Books



... to refer the mind to the brain in a general way. He found the "little pineal gland" in the midst of the brain to be in what he regarded as an admirable position to serve as the seat of the soul. To this convenient little central office he relegated it; and he describes in a way that may ...
— An Introduction to Philosophy • George Stuart Fullerton


Words linked to "Pineal gland" :   endocrine, ductless gland, endocrine gland


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