pineal

[US]/'pɪnɪəl/
[UK]/paɪ'niəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. pineal

Phrases & Collocations

pineal gland

pineal hormone

pineal cyst

pineal body

Example Sentences

pineal foramen A small opening in the skull roof in the pineal plate of Placoderms and Agnatha and between the frontals in Osteichthyes - the "third eye".

Melatonin is a kind of indoleamine hormone synthesized by the pineal gland of the vertebrate,which has extensive biological functions.

the pineal gland is a small endocrine gland in the brain

some believe the pineal gland is the seat of the soul

meditation is said to help activate the pineal gland

the pineal gland produces melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep

the pineal gland is sometimes referred to as the third eye

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