AMYGDALA as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum
   • intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus
   • as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and
   Synonym(s)
   • amygdaloid nucleus (what does amygdaloid nucleus mean?)
   • corpus amygdaloideum (what does corpus amygdaloideum mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) amygdala is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • basal ganglion (what does basal ganglion mean?)