Parahippocampus

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cortical region of grey matter that surrounds the hippocampus.

Synonyms

All synonyms
parahippocampal gyrusparahippocampal gyrus

Etymology

From para- + hippocampus.

Related phrases

grey matter

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