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archipallium

archipallium noun: the oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.

Noun

archipallium (plural archipallia)

  1. The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.

Forms of archipallium

pluralarchipallia

Origin of archipallium

From archi- + pallium.

Questions about archipallium

What does archipallium mean?
Archipallium means the oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
What part of speech is archipallium?
Archipallium is a noun.
What is the plural of archipallium?
The plural of archipallium is archipallia.

Words near archipallium in the dictionary

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  3. archip.
  4. archipallia
  5. archipallial
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