Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pineal_body

1 sense of pineal body

Sense 1
pineal gland, pineal body, epiphysis cerebri, epiphysis -- (a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin)
       => endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland -- (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)