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Hippocampus vs Parahippocampal - What's the difference?

hippocampus | parahippocampal |

As a proper noun hippocampus

is .

As an adjective parahippocampal is

surrounding the hippocampus.

hippocampus

English

(wikipedia hippocampus)

Noun

(hippocampi)
  • A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin; a hippocamp.
  • (anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion. So named because of its resemblance to the seahorse.

    • Abbreviations

    * (neuroanatomy) HIPP

    Derived terms

    * hippocampal

    parahippocampal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Surrounding the hippocampus

    • Derived terms

    *parahippocampal cortex *parahippocampal gyrus