What is "hippocampus" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does hippocampus mean in English? Meaning of hippocampus definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "hippocampus" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hippocampus": 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

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  • Meaning: 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: hippocampus
  • Hypernyms: neural structure
  • Meaning of "hippocampus": seahorses

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  • Meaning: seahorses
  • Synonyms: genus hippocampus hippocampus
  • Hypernyms: fish genus
  • Member Holonyms: sea horse seahorse
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