limbic system
noun/ˈlɪmbɪk sɪstəm/
/ˈlɪmbɪk sɪstəm/
(biology)- a system of nerves in the brain involving several different areas, connected with basic emotions such as fear and anger and basic needs such as the need to eat and to have sexTopics Bodyc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: limbic from French limbique, from Latin limbus ‘edge’.
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