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大脳辺縁系 (dainouhenenkei) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大だい脳のう辺へん縁えん系けい

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Meanings

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limbic system

Anatomical term for the set of brain structures involved in emotion, memory, and motivation.

大だい脳のう辺へん縁えん系けいは記き憶おくや感かん情じょうに

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わる

重じゅう

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域いき

です

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The limbic system is an important region involved in memory and emotion.

Kanji

大large, big
脳brain, memory
辺environs, boundary, border
縁affinity, relation, connection
系lineage, system

Built from

大だい脳のう+辺へん縁えん系けい

Etymology

Compound of 大脳 (cerebrum), 辺縁 (edge, margin), and 系 (system), reflecting its anatomical position at the border of the cerebral cortex.