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hippocampus
n 1: a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse)
consisting of gray matter and located on the floor of
each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in
motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has
a central role in the formation of memories
2: seahorses [syn: genus Hippocampus]
[also: hippocampi (pl)]