海かい馬ば状じょう隆りゅう起き

noun

hippocampus

Anatomical term for the seahorse-shaped structure in the brain. Used in medical and biological contexts.

• 海かい馬ば状じょう隆りゅう起き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 hippocampus plays an important role in memory formation.