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pineal Definition

pin·eal (pinē əl)

adjective

  1. shaped like a pine cone
  2. of the pineal body

Etymology: Fr pinéal < L pinea, pine cone < pinus, pine

pineal Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • gland: Even in sheep, the pineal gland is directly affected by bright light.
  • region: At the age of 2 1/2 years the patient developed a tumor in the pineal region.
  • eye: A pineal eye detects dimming which speeds up swimming.
  • cell: Between 20 - 30 % of pineal cells are magnetically sensitive.
  • germinoma: Melatonin secretion was nearly absent in the patients with pineal germinoma regardless of treatment option, even in the patient who had been untreated.

Browse dictionary entries near pineal

  1. pine warbler
  2. pine tar
  3. pine straw
  4. pine snake
  5. pine siskin
  6. pine nut
  7. pine needle
  8. pine cone
  9. Pine Bluff
  10. pine
  1. pineal body
  2. pineapple
  3. pinedrops
  4. pinene
  5. Pinero
  6. pinery
  7. Pines
  8. pinesap
  9. pinetum
  10. piney