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pineal recesses

pineal recesses is the plural of pineal recess.

Meaning of pineal recess

Noun

pineal recess (plural pineal recesses)

  1. A small anatomical space or diverticulum at the posterior of the brain's third ventricle, where it extends into the pineal gland; believed to be a key site for the hormone melatonin to enter the cerebrospinal fluid.

Questions about pineal recesses

What is pineal recesses the plural of?
Pineal recesses is the plural of pineal recess.

Words near pineal recesses in the dictionary

  1. pineal bodies
  2. pineal body
  3. pineal gland
  4. pineal glands
  5. pineal recess
  6. pineal recesses
  7. pinealectomies
  8. pinealectomise
  9. pinealectomised
  10. pinealectomize
  11. pinealectomized

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