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Etymology
1. hippocampus
noun. ['ˌhɪpoʊˈkæmpəs'] 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
- neural structure
- limbic system
- limbic brain
Etymology
- hippocampus (Latin)
- ἱππόκαμπος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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Rhymes with Hippocampus
- bippus
- bumpus
- campus
- chapas
- chiapas
- compas
- compass
- coppess
- copus
- corpus
- defilippis
- encompass
- eohippus
- gyrocompass
- hospice
- kappus
- lapis
- lupus
- malpass
- manglapus
How do you pronounce hippocampus?
Pronounce hippocampus as ˌhɪpoʊˈkæmpəs.
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Sentences with hippocampus
1. Noun, singular or mass
In the adult brains, they could not find any evidence of neurogenesis in the hippocampus.
2. Hippocampus
noun. seahorses.
Synonyms
- sea horse
- seahorse
- fish genus
- family Syngnathidae
- genus Hippocampus