hippocampal

[ hip-uh-kam-puhl ]

adjective

, Anatomy.

1. of or relating to the hippocampus.

Other Words From

• posthip·po·campal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hippocampal¹

First recorded in 1830–40; hippocamp(us) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

They then artificially increased the mice’s rate of hippocampal neurogenesis.

From Washington Post

The hippocampal fissure persists with little modification all through the mammalian class.

From Project Gutenberg

The region of cerebrum thus developed is the so-called olfactory lobe and hippocampal formation.

From Project Gutenberg

In the reptilian cerebrum the hippocampal region, the pallium marginale, coexists in addition.

From Project Gutenberg