Hippocampus
Word | HIPPOCAMPUS |
Character | 11 |
Hyphenation | hip po cam pus |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Hippocampus"
What do we mean by hippocampus?
A ridge in the floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain that consists mainly of gray matter and has a central role in memory processes. noun
In mythology, a sea-horse with two fore feet and a body ending in the tail of a dolphin or other fish. noun
capitalized In zoology, the typical genus of seahorses of the family Hippocampidæ. noun
In anatomy, a raised curved trace or track on the floor of the lateral ventricle of the brain. noun
A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish (Hippocampus brevirostris), -- seen in Pompeian paintings, attached to the chariot of Neptune. noun
A genus of lophobranch fishes of several species in which the head and neck have some resemblance to those of a horse; -- called also sea horse. noun
A name applied to either of two ridges of white matter in each lateral ventricle of the brain. The larger is called hippocampus major or simply hippocampus. The smaller, hippocampus minor, is called also ergot and calcar. noun
A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin; a hippocamp. noun
A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion. So named because of its resemblance to the seahorse. noun
Seahorses noun
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
A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin.
A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion.
Noun. plural, hippocampi In anatomy, the hippocampus is an elongated ridge of the brain, found in each lateral ventricle (and shaped a bit like a seahorse or whale). Its function is believed to be the center of emotion, memory, and the involuntary actions of the nervous system. Urban Dictionary
A school specially designed for hippopotamuses. Urban Dictionary
Hippocampus: Virtually any college or university campus in Mississippi, Alabama or Tennessee, where over 30% of the student body is significantly obese. Urban Dictionary
Its where hippos go to university Urban Dictionary
Where african water animals go to get their education. Urban Dictionary
A creature that is half-horse with a fish tail. Urban Dictionary
A word pertaining to universities in the southeastern region of the US where quite a large population of the university is horridly obese. Urban Dictionary
Snowflake. Urban Dictionary
A summer camp for unfortunate hippos where they learn how to work as hobos. Urban Dictionary
A clinical and medical term for having the same dream every night, without change. Urban Dictionary
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