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amygdale
  1. (geology) An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava
  2. Misspelling of amygdala.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Various possible candidate regions for autistic dysfunction have been located in the cerebellum, the temporal lobe, fusiform gyrus, amygdale, the frontal lobes and the white matter tracts of the corpus callosum.”
      “The right amygdale in men was activated significantly more than in women, whereas women activated fewer structures in the left amygdale.”
      “It found out that there was a weak connection between the amygdale and the orbitofrontal cortex.”
amygdaloid
  1. A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
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amygdalin
  1. (biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Taken orally or as an injection, laetrile is a purified form of amygdalin, a chemical found in lima beans, raw nuts and the pits of many fruits.”
      “Moreover, when unripe, they contain amygdalin, which is also present in bitter almonds, and are toxic.”
      “This herb contains amygdalin which hydrolizes into benzaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid.”
amygdala
  1. (neuroanatomy) The region of the brain, located in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in the emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “It receives inputs from the hippocampus, amygdala, cingulate gyrus, temporal cortex, and orbitofrontal cortex.”
      “If the alpha male's amygdala is destroyed, the monkey quickly descends the social scale.”
      “The amygdala, part of the limbic system, determines emotional response to external stimuli.”
amygdalohippocampectomy
  1. (surgery) Surgical removal of the hippocampus and amygdalae, often used as a treatment for epilepsy.
amygdalotomy
  1. (surgery) Surgical removal of the amygdala.
amygdaline
  1. Alternative form of amygdalin
amygdalohippocampectomies
amygdalotomies
  1. plural of amygdalotomy
amygdaloids
amygdalae
  1. plural of amygdala
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Current scientific opinion attributes all this to serotonin imbalances and overactive amygdalae.”
      “One can note or not the presence of a white coating on amygdalae and the presence of a more or less high fever.”
      “And then you put them in a fmri machine and the size of amygdalae actually shrinks, and there is tons of research like that.”
amygdalas
  1. plural of amygdala
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  3. Examples:
    1. “More likely, the enlarged amygdalas produced subtler effects, making them warier and more alert to threats.”
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