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hippocampus

hippocampus · hippocampi · hippocampuses

гіпокамп

гиппокамп

Hippokamp, Hippocampus, Ammonshorn

A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a…A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish.

UK/ˌhɪpə(ʊ)ˈkæm.pəs/US/ˌhɪpəˈkæm.pəs/

» The hippocampus is a part of the brain associated with the storage and retrieval of memories.

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Meaning

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A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish.
Hippokamp
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гіпока́мпhipokámp
A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion.
Holonyms: limbic system < brain < central nervous system, CNS
Hippocampus, Ammonshorn
гіпока́мпhipokámp
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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The hippocampus is a part of the brain associated with the storage and retrieval of memories.
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Origin

From Late Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, from ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́

From Late Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, from ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”)). The anatomy sense is so named from its resemblance to the seahorse. By surface analysis, hippo- + campus.

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