hippocampus

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌhɪpə(ʊ)ˈkæm.pəs/    美 /ˌhɪpəˈkæm.pəs/|/ˌhɪpoʊˈkæm.pəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish.
  2. 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.
    — Holonyms: limbic system < brain < central nervous system, CNS

词形变化

hippocampi plural hippocampuses plural

词汇关系

衍生词
hippocampal hippocampectomy hippocampic hippocampocortical parahippocampus

词源

From Late Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, from ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”)). The anatomy sense is so named from its resemblance to the seahorse. By surface analysis, hippo- + campus.
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