limbic system

lim·bic sys·tem

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Definitions of limbic system words

noun limbic system a ring of interconnected structures in the midline of the brain around the hypothalamus, involved with emotion and memory and with homeostatic regulatory systems. 1
noun limbic system the part of the brain bordering on the corpus callosum: concerned with basic emotion, hunger, and sex 0
noun limbic system a primitive part of the brain near the brain stem thought to control emotions, behavior, smell, etc. 0

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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