- hippocampus
- (G). A fabulous sea monster
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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Hippocampus — Hip po*cam pus, n. [L., the sea horse, Gr. ? a hippocampus (in senses 1 and 2); i ppos horse + ? to bend.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hippocampus — c.1600, a kind of sea monster, part horse and part dolphin or fish (they are often pictured pulling Neptune s chariot), from L.L. hippocampus, from Gk. hippokampos, from hippos “horse” + kampos “a sea monster,” perhaps related to kampe… … Etymology dictionary
hippocampus — [hip΄ō kam′pəs] n. pl. hippocampi [hip΄ō kam′pī] [L, sea horse < Gr hippokampos, hippocampus < hippos (see HIPPO ) + kampos, sea monster] 1. Gr. & Rom. Myth. a sea monster with the head and forequarters of a horse and the tail of a dolphin… … English World dictionary
Hippocampus — Hippocampus, 1) fabelhaftes Seethier mit roßähnlichem Kopfe u. gebogenem Fischschwanze, auf welchem die Künstler die Seegötter fahrend darstellten; bald tritt er mit zwei Roßhufen das Meer, bald schwimmt er mit breiten, gespaltenen,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Hippocampus — Hippocampus, das Seepferdchen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Hippocampus — For other uses, see Hippocampus (disambiguation). Brain: Hippocampus The hippocampus is located in the medial temporal lobe of the brain. In this lateral view of the human brain, the frontal lobe is at le … Wikipedia
Hippocampus — Hippocampe (poisson) Pour les articles homonymes, voir hippocampe … Wikipédia en Français
Hippocampus — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar al autor p … Wikipedia Español
Hippocampus — Der Hippocampus (Plural Hippocampi) ist ein Bestandteil des Gehirns und zählt zu den evolutionär ältesten Strukturen des Gehirns. Er befindet sich im Temporallappen und ist eine zentrale Schaltstation des limbischen Systems. Es gibt einen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hippocampus — An area buried deep in the forebrain that helps regulate emotion and memory. * * * The complex, internally convoluted structure that forms the medial margin (“hem”) of the cortical mantle of the cerebral hemisphere, bordering the choroid fissure… … Medical dictionary
hippocampus — Area of mammalian brain, and an important preparation for the study of neuronal plasticity. The hippocampus has been known since the 1950s to be important for long term memory storage in humans and other mammals; it is essential for initial… … Dictionary of molecular biology
