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How to pronounce “hippocampus”

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Practice the English pronunciation of hippocampus with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Could We Treat Alzheimer's with Light and Sound?and the hippocampus where we create memories.
Definition summary
(mythology) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish.

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How to pronounce hippocampus

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and the hippocampus where we create memories.

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Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (mythology) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish.
  • (neuroanatomy, 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.

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