noun
- plural of pineal; pineal glands or pineal bodies
Usage: anatomical; medical
Examples
- The researcher studied the pineals of various mammalian species.
- Comparative anatomy shows that pineals vary significantly across vertebrates.
- The pineals produce melatonin in response to light cycles.
- Scientists examined the pineals under microscopic analysis.
- The study focused on how pineals regulate circadian rhythms.
- Developmental biology traces how pineals form during embryogenesis.