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amygdala
- /əˈmɪɡ.də.lə/ UK, US
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin amygdala (“almond, amygdala”), from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), named as such due to its shape. Doublet of almond, amygdale, and mandorla.
noun amygdalas · amygdalae
- Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans. There is experimental evidence showing that cortisol restrains the intensity and duration of the emergency reaction to stress, and catecholamines have been shown to enhance emotional memory in the amygdala (see subsection on "Noradrenaline"). Thus, individuals lacking cortisol would overstore trauma
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noun brain region
| Español | amígdala |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 扁桃体 hentōtai, 扁桃核 hentōkaku |
| 中文 | 杏仁體 /杏仁体 xìngréntǐ |
| Português | amígdala |
| Français | amygdale cérébrale |
| Deutsch | Amygdala |
| Română | amigdală |
| Русский | мозжечко́вая минда́лина mozžečkóvaja mindálina, миндалеви́дное те́ло mindalevídnoje télo |
Talk about this word "amygdala." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amygdala. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. amygdala. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amygdala "amygdala." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/amygdala.Cite this
@misc{amygdala_2026,
title = {amygdala},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amygdala},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
