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Noun: hippocampus (hippocampi)  `hi-pu'kam-pus
  1. 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
Noun: Hippocampus
  1. Seahorses
    - genus Hippocampus

Derived forms: hippocampi

Type of: fish genus, neural structure

Part of: family Syngnathidae, limbic brain, limbic system, Syngnathidae, visceral brain

Encyclopedia: Hippocampus

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