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海馬体 (かいばたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

海かい馬ば体たい

Meanings

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noun

hippocampal formation

anatomy

Anatomical term for the hippocampal formation, including the hippocampus proper, dentate gyrus, and subiculum.

海かい馬ば体たいは記き憶おくの形けい成せいに重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたす。
The hippocampal formation plays an important role in memory formation.

Kanji

海sea, ocean
馬horse
体body, substance, object

Similar words

海かい馬ば
海馬 (hippocampus) refers specifically to the hippocampus proper, while 海馬体 is the broader hippocampal formation.

Etymology

Compound of 海馬 (hippocampus) and 体 (body, structure). The term is a direct anatomical calque.