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entorhinal cortex

entorhinal cortex noun: a part of the brain which, together with the hippocampus, is important to memory functions.

Noun

entorhinal cortex (plural entorhinal cortexes or entorhinal cortices, abbreviation EC)

  1. A part of the brain which, together with the hippocampus, is important to memory functions

Forms of entorhinal cortex

pluralentorhinal cortexes
pluralentorhinal cortices
abbreviationEC

Questions about entorhinal cortex

What does entorhinal cortex mean?
Entorhinal cortex means a part of the brain which, together with the hippocampus, is important to memory functions.
What part of speech is entorhinal cortex?
Entorhinal cortex is a noun.
What is the plural of entorhinal cortex?
The plural of entorhinal cortex is entorhinal cortexes.

Words near entorhinal cortex in the dictionary

  1. entoptoscopies
  2. entoptoscopy
  3. entoptychine
  4. entoptychines
  5. entorhinal
  6. entorhinal cortex
  7. entorhinal cortexes
  8. entorhinal cortices
  9. entorhinohippocampal
  10. entosarc
  11. entosis

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