amygdalae

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See also: Amygdalae

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Latin

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /əˈmɪɡ.də.li/, /əˈmɪɡ.də.laɪ/

Noun[edit]

amygdalae

  1. plural of amygdala
    • 2004 May 9, Jonathan Weiner, “This Is Your Brain on Drugs”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      When most people try to decode the emotion in a pair of eyes, their amygdalae light up. When autistic patients do it, their amygdalae are much dimmer.

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Noun[edit]

amygdalae

  1. inflection of amygdala:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive/dative singular
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