amygdala | (noun) an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior | Synonyms: amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum |
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amygdaliform | (adjective) shaped like an almond | Synonyms: almond-shaped, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal |
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amygdalin | (noun) a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds | - |
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amygdaline | (adjective) related to or resembling an almond | - |
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amygdaloid | (adjective) shaped like an almond | Synonyms: almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloidal |
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(noun) volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits | - |
amygdaloidal | (adjective) shaped like an almond | Synonyms: almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloid |
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amygdalotomy | (noun) psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence) | - |
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amyl | (noun) a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds | - |
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amylaceous | (adjective) resembling starch | Synonyms: amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous, starchlike |
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amylase | (noun) any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar | - |
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amyloid | (adjective) resembling starch | Synonyms: amylaceous, amyloidal, farinaceous, starchlike |
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(noun) (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue | - |
(noun) a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch | - |
amyloidal | (adjective) resembling starch | Synonyms: amylaceous, amyloid, farinaceous, starchlike |
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amyloidosis | (noun) a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma | - |
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amylolysis | (noun) conversion of starch to sugar | - |
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amylolytic | (adjective) of or related to the process of amylolysis | - |
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amylum | (noun) a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles | Synonyms: starch |
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amyotonia | (noun) lack of normal muscular tension or tonus | Synonyms: atonia, atonicity, atony |
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amyotrophia | (noun) progressive wasting of muscle tissues | Synonyms: amyotrophy |
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amyotrophy | (noun) progressive wasting of muscle tissues | Synonyms: amyotrophia |
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amyxia | (noun) a condition in which no mucus in produced | - |
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