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amygdala
(gcide) | amygdala \a*myg"da*la\ ([.a]*m[i^]g"d[.a]*l[.a]), n.; pl.
-l[ae] (-l[=e]). [L., an almond, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh. See
Almond.]
1. An almond.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. (Anat.)
(a) One of the tonsils of the pharynx.
(b) One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of
the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side
of the vallecula.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
amygdala
(wn) | amygdala
n 1: 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 [syn: amygdala,
amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum] |
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Amygdalaceous
(gcide) | Amygdalaceous \A*myg`da*la"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
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amygdalate
(gcide) | amygdalate \a*myg"da*late\ ([.a]*m[i^]g"d[.a]*l[asl]t), a. [L.
amygdala, amygdalum, almond, Gr. 'amygda`lh, 'amy`gdalon. See
Almond.]
Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds.
[1913 Webster]Amygdalate \A*myg"da*late\, n.
1. (Med.) An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds.
--Bailey. Coxe.
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2. (Chem.) A salt of amygdalic acid. Called also mandelate.
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Amygdalate
(gcide) | amygdalate \a*myg"da*late\ ([.a]*m[i^]g"d[.a]*l[asl]t), a. [L.
amygdala, amygdalum, almond, Gr. 'amygda`lh, 'amy`gdalon. See
Almond.]
Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds.
[1913 Webster]Amygdalate \A*myg"da*late\, n.
1. (Med.) An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds.
--Bailey. Coxe.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Chem.) A salt of amygdalic acid. Called also mandelate.
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amygdalaceae
(wn) | Amygdalaceae
n 1: used in former classifications for plum and peach and
almond trees which are now usually classified as members of
the genus Prunus [syn: Amygdalaceae, {family
Amygdalaceae}] |
family amygdalaceae
(wn) | family Amygdalaceae
n 1: used in former classifications for plum and peach and
almond trees which are now usually classified as members of
the genus Prunus [syn: Amygdalaceae, {family
Amygdalaceae}] |
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