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Defenition of the word hippocampus

    • Defenition of the word hippocampus

      • A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin.
      • A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter which plays a role in memory and emotion.
      • a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of gray matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories
      • seahorses
      • a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories

    Synonyms for the word hippocampus

      • genus Hippocampus
      • Hippocampus

    Meronymys for the word hippocampus

      • family Syngnathidae
      • limbic brain
      • limbic system
      • sea horse
      • seahorse
      • Syngnathidae
      • visceral brain

    Hypernyms for the word hippocampus

      • fish genus
      • neural structure

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