hip·po·cam·pus (h p  -k m ps)n. pl. hip·po·cam·pi (-p  ) A ridge in the floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain that consists mainly of gray matter and has a central role in memory processes. [Late Latin, a sea horse with a horse's forelegs and a dolphin's tail (from its shape in cross section), from Greek hippokampos : hippos, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots + kampos, sea monster.] hip po·campal (-pl) adj. |
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