what does Hippocampus mean?
HIPPOCAMPUS as NOUN
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Hypernyms(s) Hippocampus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- 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
Hypernyms(s) hippocampus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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