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Definition of Pineal gland

1. Noun. A small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin.

Definition of Pineal gland

1. Noun. (anatomy) A small, pinecone-shaped endocrine gland found near the centre of the brain that produces melatonin. ¹

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Medical Definition of Pineal gland

1. A small, flat gland found within the brain which produces the hormones melatonin and serotonin. (09 Oct 1997)

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Literary usage of Pineal gland

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1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The pineal gland (epiphysis cerebri), so named from its peculiar shape (pinus. a ... The pineal gland is about four lines in length and from two to three in ..."

2. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"pineal gland This is a vestigial remnant of a primitive dorsal eye, but presents ... The literature of the pineal gland abounds in apparently contradictory ..."

3. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1886)
"His conclusions are based upon a study of the pineal gland in the frog, monkey, dog, ape, and in the human foetus. BS b.—PHYSIOLOGY. ..."

4. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1886)
"The Structure of the pineal gland. By DR. ... are based upon a study of the pineal gland in the frog, monkey, dog, ape, and in the human foetus. BS b. ..."

5. Handbook of Physiology by William Dobinson Halliburton (1913)
"The pineal gland. This gland, which is a small reddish body, is placed beneath the corpus callosum, and rests upon the corpora quadrigemina. ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"22 June 1970 • índole Metabolism in the pineal gland: A Orcadian Rhythm in ... The activity of N-acetyltransferase in the rat pineal gland is more than 15 ..."

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