corpus amygdaloideum
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Very rare
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33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
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14
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Meaning
n
an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior