pineal
noun/paɪˈniːəl/
/paɪˈniːəl/
(also pineal gland)
(anatomy)- a small organ in the brain that releases a hormoneWord Originlate 17th cent.: from French pinéal, from Latin pinea ‘pine cone’. The current anatomical usage refers to the shape of the gland.
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