amygdala

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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

   Synonymsamygdaloid nucleuscorpus amygdaloideum

   Broaderbasal ganglion

   Part oflimbic systemtemporal lobe

Other forms of amygdala

plural

amygdalae

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about amygdala

What does amygdala mean?

amygdala means "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".

How many syllables are in amygdala?

amygdala has 4 syllables: am-yg-da-la. The stress falls on "da". In IPA it is /ˌæmɪɡˈdɑlə/.

What is another word for amygdala?

Close synonyms include amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is amygdala a common word?

amygdala is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.