hippocampus

Etymology
From, from. The anatomy sense is so named from its resemblance to the seahorse.

Noun

 * 1)  A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin.
 * 2)  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.
 * 1)  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.

Synonyms

 * HIPP

Translations

 * Dutch:, hippokampos
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Hippokamp
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἱππόκαμπος
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: hipocampo
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: hipocampo
 * Ukrainian: гіпока́мп


 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 海馬體
 * Czech: hipokampus
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: hipokampo
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:, Ammonshorn
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: гиппокамп
 * Portuguese: hipocampo
 * Romanian:
 * Slovene: hipokampus
 * Spanish: hipocampo
 * Ukrainian: гіпока́мп
 * Vietnamese: hồi hải mã

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) a seahorse