AMYGDALA
\ˌamɪɡdˈɑːlə], \ˌamɪɡdˈɑːlə], \ˌa_m_ɪ_ɡ_d_ˈɑː_l_ə]\
Definitions of AMYGDALA
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior
By Princeton University
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One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the vallecula.
By Oddity Software
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One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the vallecula.
By Noah Webster.
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Almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain, within the temporal lobe. The amygdala is part of the limbic system.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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1. Tonsil. 2. A lobule on the under surface of the cerebellum, tonsilla cerebelli. 3. A nugget like mass of gray matter in the anterior portion of the temporal lobe, in the roof of the apex of the medicornu, amygdaloid nucleus. 4. Almond, the ripe seed of Amygdalus communis.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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same etymon as Amyctica; because there seem to be fissures in the shell. The Almond, of which there are two kinds; Amyg'dalce ama'rce and A. dulces, (F.) Amandes ameres, and A. douces, obtained from two varieties of Amyg'dalus communis or A. sati'va, Almond tree, (Old Eng.) Amyllier, a native of Barbary. Ord. Amygdaleae. Sex. Syst. Icosandria Monogynia. The taste of Amygdala dulcis is soft and sweet; that of A. amara, bitter. Both yield, by expression, a sweet, bland oil. The bitter almond contains Prussic acid. They are chiefly used for forming emulsions.
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Tonsil. Also, a lobule or prominence of the cerebellum, so called from its resemblance to an enlarged tonsil. This and its fellow of the opposite, side form the lateral boundaries of the anterior extremity of the valley, and are in great part covered by the medulla oblongata. The Amygdalae are seated on either side of the uvula, in the fourth ventricle.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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