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Words with a similar base: hippocampus

'hippocampus'

[hippocampus.n.01] as in: a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories

'hippocampus'

[hippocampus.n.02] as in: seahorses

Origins

					hippocampus (English)
└── hippocampus (Latin)
    └── ἱππόκαμπος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))