Limbic Definition

lĭmbĭk
adjective
Of, relating to, or characterized by a limbus.
American Heritage
Of or relating to the limbic system.
American Heritage

Origin of Limbic

  • French limbique from limbe edge from Old French graduated edge of an astronomical instrument limb2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Limbic Sentence Examples

  • It went directly into the limbic system, which is the seat of emotion and reaction.

  • These include variations in the frontal lobes of the brain that focus on control and planning and in the limbic system, a group of structures in the brain that are linked to emotion, behavior, smell, and other functions.

  • They are especially common in early childhood and involve activation of the limbic brain, particularly the area that mediates negative emotion.

  • The limbic system plays an important part in regulation of human moods and emotions.

  • Once in the CNS, BDV exhibits a preferential tropism for the limbic system, including the hippocampus.

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Words Starting With

LLILIM

Words Ending With

CICBIC

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limbic

Words Starting With L and Ending With C

Starts With L & Ends With CStarts With LI & Ends With CStarts With L & Ends With IC

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With C