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pineal
/ˌpaɪˈniəl/
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What does pineal mean?
adjective
- In the shape of a pine cone.
- Pertaining to the pineal gland.
noun
- The pineal gland.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌpaɪˈniəl/
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The Pineal Body (Epiphysis)--a still smaller structure, located within the brain substance, having, however, no relationship to the brain.
D'Hericourt reports the case of a girl who died after six months' suffering, whose pineal gland was found petrified, and the incredible size of a chicken's egg.
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A good deal more than a year ago, before anything was known of Lydgate’s skill, the judgments on it had naturally been divided, depending on a sense of likelihood, situated perhaps in the pit of the stomach or in the pineal gland, and differing in its verdicts, but not the less valuable as a guide in the total deficit of evidence.