pineal gland

Noun CEFR B2

ˈpaɪ.niːəl ˌɡlænd

Definitions

A small, pinecone-shaped endocrine gland found near the centre of the brain that produces melatonin.

Equivalents

Españolepífisis glándula pineal

Françaisglande pinéale

DeutschZirbeldrüse

22 more languages

العربيةجِسْم صَنَوْبَرِيّ غُدَّة صَنَوْبَرِيَّة

Češtinaepifýza šišinka

Ελληνικάεπίφυση κωνάριο κωνάριον

Suomiepifyysi käpyrauhanen

Gaeilgefaireog phinéalach

Galegoglándula pineal

Magyartobozmirigy

Íslenskaheilaköngull

Italianoghiandola pineale

日本語松果体松果腺

한국어송과선

Latinaglandula pinealis

Lietuviųkankorėžinė liauka

Nederlandsepifyse pijnappelklier

Polskiszyszynka

Portuguêsglândula pineal

Românăglandă pineală

Русскийшишковидная железа эпифиз

Slovenčinašuškovité teliesko

Svenskatallkottkörtel tallkottkörteln

Türkçeepifiz pineal bez

Українськаепіфіз

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

pineal recess pinealectomy pinealoctomy pinealocyte pinealocytoma pinealoma

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