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PINEAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the form of a pine cone
Classified under:
Similar:
rounded (curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to the pineal body
Example:
pineal hormone
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
pineal body (a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin)
Context examples:
They include pineocytomas, pineoblastomas, and pineal germinomas.
(Pineal region tumor, NCI Dictionary)
A mature or immature teratoma that arises in the pineal region.
(Pineal Region Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Symptoms of pineal germinomas include headaches, changes in vision, nausea, and vomiting.
(Pineal germinoma, NCI Dictionary)
Also called pineal body and pineal gland.
(Pineal organ, NCI Dictionary)
A non-neuronal cell that supports the pineal gland.
(Interstitial Cell of the Pineal Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
The epithalamus is generally considered to include the habenular nuclei and associated fiber bundles, the pineal body, and the epithelial roof of the third ventricle.
(Epithalamus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A benign growth of the cells that comprise the pineal gland.
(Benign Pineal Region Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A pineal parenchymal cell neoplasm (pineocytoma or pineoblastoma) occurring in adults.
(Adult Pineal Parenchymal Cell Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A hormone made by the pineal gland (tiny organ near the center of the brain).
(Melatonin, NCI Dictionary)
A rare tumor that arises from the pineal region and affects adults.
(Papillary Tumor of the Pineal Region, NCI Thesaurus)
