English-Dutch translations for Hippocampus

• hippocampus
• hippokampos

Definition of Hippocampus

• A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin
• A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion

Synonyms

• HIPP

Related words

• hippocamp
• hippocampus
• hippocampal
• amygdalohippocampectomy
• hippocampelephantocamelos
• parahippocampal gyrus