amygdala

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n. 巴旦杏, 扁桃, 扁桃体 [医] 苦扁桃, 苦巴旦杏, 扁桃体, 杏仁核

发音

UK /əˈmɪɡ.də.lə/
US /əˈmɪɡ.də.lə/

词形变化

amygdalae amygdalas 复数 amygdalas amygdalae 复数

别名

amygdale

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.

    杏仁体

    医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

basal ganglion

整体词 2

limbic system temporal lobe

相关短语

extended amygdala

词源

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē)bor. ▲ Arabic لَوْز (lawz)sl. Medieval Latin amygdalalbor. English amygdala Learned borrowing from Latin amygdala (“almond, amygdala”), from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), named as such due to its shape. Doublet of almond, amygdale, and mandorla.

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