n. 巴旦杏, 扁桃, 扁桃体

[医] 苦扁桃, 苦巴旦杏, 扁桃体, 杏仁核

[ 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
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Amygdala \A*myg"da*la\ ([.a]*m[i^]g"d[.a]*l[.a]), n.; pl.
{-l[ae]} (-l[=e]). [L., an almond, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh. See
{Almond}.]
1. An almond.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. (Anat.)
(a) One of the tonsils of the pharynx.
(b) One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of
the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side
of the vallecula.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]