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amygdala definition

amyg·dala (ə mig′də lə)

noun pl. amygdalae -·lae′ (-lē′)

Anat. an almond-shaped structure; esp., a small, round mass of gray matter in the front part of the temporal lobe of the brain

Etymology: ME amigdale < L amygdala, almond

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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