Hippocampus

Synonyms for "hippocampus" (25 found)

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Translations

41 translations across 24 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἱππόκαμπος noun (mythological creature)

Catalan

1 entries
  • hipocamp noun (brain region)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 海馬 /海马 noun (mythological creature)
  • 海馬 /海马 noun (brain region)
  • 海馬體 /海马体 noun (brain region)

Czech

1 entries
  • hipokampus noun (brain region)

Dutch

3 entries
  • hippocampus noun (mythological creature)
  • hippocampus noun (brain region)
  • hippokampos noun (mythological creature)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • hipokampo noun (brain region)

Finnish

3 entries
  • aivoturso noun (brain region)
  • hippokamppi noun (mythological creature)
  • hippokampus noun (brain region)

French

2 entries
  • hippocampe noun (mythological creature)
  • hippocampe noun (brain region)

Georgian

2 entries
  • ჰიპოკამპუსი noun (mythological creature)
  • ჰიპოკამპუსი noun (brain region)

German

3 entries
  • Ammonshorn noun (brain region)
  • Hippocampus noun (brain region)
  • Hippokamp noun (mythological creature)

Greek

2 entries
  • ιππόκαμπος noun (mythological creature)
  • ιππόκαμπος noun (brain region)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • hipokampus noun (brain region)

Italian

2 entries
  • ippocampo noun (mythological creature)
  • ippocampo noun (brain region)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 海馬 noun (brain region)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • гиппокамп noun (brain region)

Polish

2 entries
  • hipokamp noun (brain region)
  • hippokamp noun (mythological creature)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • hipocampo noun (mythological creature)
  • hipocampo noun (brain region)

Romanian

2 entries
  • hipocamp noun (mythological creature)
  • hipocamp noun (brain region)

Russian

1 entries
  • гиппока́мп noun (mythological creature)

Slovene

1 entries
  • hipokampus noun (brain region)

Spanish

2 entries
  • hipocampo noun (mythological creature)
  • hipocampo noun (brain region)

Turkish

1 entries
  • hipokampus noun (brain region)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • гіпока́мп noun (mythological creature)
  • гіпока́мп noun (brain region)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • hồi hải mã noun (brain region)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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"We found that physical activity has the potential to preserve the volume of the hippocampus in those with increased risk for Alzheimer's disease, which means we can possibly delay cognitive decline and the onset of dementia symptoms in these individuals," he said.

Source: tatoeba (10883689)

The hippocampus is a part of the brain associated with the storage and retrieval of memories.

Source: tatoeba (11383718)

Holonyms: limbic system < brain < central nervous system, CNS

Source: wiktionary

The hippocampus is central to the laying down of memories.

Source: wiktionary

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