hippocampus

See also Hippocampus

English

Wikipedia

Hippocampus animation (anatomy)

Etymology

From Late Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippokampos), from ἵππος (hippos, “horse”) and κάμπος (kampos, “sea monster”).

Noun

hippocampus (plural hippocampi)

1. A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin; a hippocamp.
2. (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. So named because of its resemblance to the seahorse.

Abbreviations

• (neuroanatomy): HIPP

Derived terms

• hippocampal

Translations

mythological creature

• Finnish: hippokamppi (fi)
• French: hippocampe (fr) m
• Greek: ιππόκαμπος (el) (ippókampos) m

• Spanish: hipocampo (es) m

brain region

• Czech: hipokampus (cs) m
• Esperanto: hipokampo (eo)
• Finnish: aivoturso (fi), hippokampus (fi)
• French: hippocampe (fr) m

• German: Hippocampus (de) m, Hippokampus (de) m, Ammonshorn (de) n
• Greek: ιππόκαμπος (el) (ippókampos) m
• Spanish: hipocampo (es) m

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Latin

Alternative forms

• hippocampos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἵππος (horse) and κάμπος (sea monster).

Noun

hippocampus (genitive hippocampī); m, second declension

1. a seahorse

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	hippocampus	hippocampī
genitive	hippocampī	hippocampōrum
dative	hippocampō	hippocampīs
accusative	hippocampum	hippocampōs
ablative	hippocampō	hippocampīs
vocative	hippocampe	hippocampī