PINEAL


Meaning of PINEAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpī-nē-əl, pī-ˈ ]

adjective

Etymology: French pinéal, from Middle French, from Latin pinea pinecone, from feminine of pineus of pine, from pinus

Date: 1681

: of, relating to, or secreted by the pineal gland

a pineal tumor

the pineal hormone melatonin

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