Identification of a very formal and traditional relationship between sisters. Most likely to be used by very traditional families, (miko, samurai, Yamato Nadeshiko, etc.). Tends to be a sign of awe rather than affection. (Awe can mean either adoration, or a type of fear).
Resembling a gland; when used in the plural, adenoids, they refer to lymphoid tissue that normally exists in the nasopharynx of children and is known in medicine as the pharyngeal tonsil. adipoid. Resemblance to fat; also, lipoid.
-a small structure found at the surface of the skull or deep within brain of vertebrates. -functions as either a light detector or as a light-regulated producer of hormonal substances. -in humans, the pineal gland is shaped somewhat like a pine cone, hence the name pineal. -in most species, the gland is located near the middle of the brain at the top of the third ventricle where it is in close communication with the cerebrospinal fluid. -the pineal gland is occasionally referred to as the third eye in occult religions.