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limbic system

limbic system noun: a part of the brain, in humans and various other animals, that is involved in emotion, motivation, and emotional association with memory; in humans it includes the amygdala, cingulate gyrus, fornicate gyrus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, mammillary body, nucleus accumbens, orbitofrontal cortex and parahippocampal gyrus.

Noun

limbic system (plural limbic systems)

  1. A part of the brain, in humans and various other animals, that is involved in emotion, motivation, and emotional association with memory; in humans it includes the amygdala, cingulate gyrus, fornicate gyrus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, mammillary body, nucleus accumbens, orbitofrontal cortex and parahippocampal gyrus.
    • Holonyms: brain < central nervous system, CNS
    • I'm always bored, it seems nothing excites me
      My own limbic system fights me
      I've got watchlists I'll never watch
      And pruritus scroti in my crotch.2026, “You You You”performed by Arab Strap

limbic system meaning in Tamil

limbic system in Tamil

உறுப்பமைப்பு, அங்க அமைப்பு, உறுப்பு மண்டலம்

Forms of limbic system

plurallimbic systems

Questions about limbic system

What does limbic system mean?
Limbic system means a part of the brain, in humans and various other animals, that is involved in emotion, motivation, and emotional association with memory; in humans it includes the amygdala, cingulate gyrus, fornicate gyrus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, mammillary body, nucleus accumbens, orbitofrontal cortex and parahippocampal gyrus.
What is limbic system in Tamil?
Limbic system in Tamil is உறுப்பமைப்பு, அங்க அமைப்பு, உறுப்பு மண்டலம். See Limbic system meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is limbic system?
Limbic system is a noun.
What is the plural of limbic system?
The plural of limbic system is limbic systems.

Words near limbic system in the dictionary

  1. limbersome
  2. limbi
  3. limbic
  4. limbic lobe
  5. limbic lobes
  6. limbic system
  7. limbic systems
  8. limbic-thalamo-cortical
  9. limbically
  10. limbidia
  11. limbidium

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