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EPIPHYSIS CEREBRI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does epiphysis cerebri mean? 

EPIPHYSIS CEREBRI (noun)
  The noun EPIPHYSIS CEREBRI has 1 sense:

1. a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatoninplay

  Familiarity information: EPIPHYSIS CEREBRI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EPIPHYSIS CEREBRI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

epiphysis; epiphysis cerebri; pineal body; pineal gland

Hypernyms ("epiphysis cerebri" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)


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