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pineal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɪnɪəl/
• (US) audio
• /pʌɪˈniːəl/

Etymology

From French pinéal, from Middle French, from Latin pīnea (“pine cone, pine nut”), from pīneus (“of the pine”).

Meanings

1. In the shape of a pine cone.
2. Pertaining to the pineal gland.

Forms

Deriveds

pineal recess · pineal body · postpineal · pinopsin · pinealectomy · pineal eye · pineocytomatous · pineally · pineal hormone · pinealocytoma · pineocytoma · parapineal · pineal gland · pinealocyte · pinealoma · extrapineal

Translations (10)

el επιφυσικός (pertaining to pineal gland) · el κωνοειδής (in the shape of pine cone) · cs šišinkový (pertaining to pineal gland) · eo pineala (pertaining to pineal gland) · fi kävynmuotoinen (in the shape of pine cone) · cs epifýzový (pertaining to pineal gland) · bg шишарковиден (in the shape of pine cone) · fi käpyrauhasen (pertaining to pineal gland) · fi käpyrauhas- (pertaining to pineal gland) · es pineal (pertaining to pineal gland)

pineal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɪnɪəl/
• (US) audio
• /pʌɪˈniːəl/

Etymology

From French pinéal, from Middle French, from Latin pīnea (“pine cone, pine nut”), from pīneus (“of the pine”).

Meanings

1. The pineal gland.
   • Because of its central location and its solitary nature — most structures in the brain come in pairs, but the pineal stands alone — the philosopher René Descartes concluded that the pineal is where the soul resides. 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 310:

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