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Definition of hippocampus noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

hippocampus

noun

NAmE//ˌhɪpəˈkæmpəs//

(pl. hippocampi

NAmE//ˌhɪpəˈkæmpaɪ//

, NAmE//ˌhɪpəˈkæmpi//

) (anatomy)

either of the two areas of the brain thought to be the center of emotion and memory

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