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 amyg·da·la /əˈmɪgdələ/
 杏仁之類,桃子之類,扁桃腺

 amyg·da·la /əˈmɪgdələ/ 名詞
 苦扁桃,扁桃體,杏仁核

 a·myg·da·la n.; pl. -læ .
 1. An almond.
 2.  Anat. (a) One of the tonsils of the pharynx. (b) One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the vallecula.
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 amygdala
      n : an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of
          the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected
          with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the
          cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an
          important role in motivation and emotional behavior [syn:
           amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum]
      [also: amygdalae (pl)]