Pineal-body
noun
1.
(formerly) the pineal gland.
pineal body n.
A small, unpaired, flattened glandular structure lying in the depression between the two superior colliculi of the brain and secreting the hormone melatonin. Also called conarium, epiphysis, pineal gland.
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