hippocampus

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n. [希神][罗神]马头鱼尾的怪兽, [鱼]海马

发音

US

词形变化

hippocampi 复数 hippocampi hippocampuses hippocampuses 复数

别名

HIPP

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish.

    海马

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 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.

    海马体

    海马

    医学

    Holonyms: limbic system < brain < central nervous system, CNS

词汇关系

名词

整体词 1

limbic system

词源

From Late Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, from ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”)). The anatomy sense is so named from its resemblance to the seahorse. By surface analysis, hippo- + campus.

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