Hippocampus

Meaning

Noun

●

In Mythological creatures:

A

with the front

and

of a

and the

of a dolphin.

●

In Anatomy, Neuroanatomy & Brain:

A part of the

inside the

,

of

. It is a

of the

and

a role in

and emotion.

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Origin

hippocampus

English

hippocampus

Latin

ἱππόκαμπος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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