hippocampus
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Noun
- A complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories
- Seahorses
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| 1 | homogeneous | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | helplessness | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | hydrolysis | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | heliopolis | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | heterozygous | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | hantavirus | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | harmfulness | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | headmistress | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | hellaciousness | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | heterosporous | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | homosporous | 4 | 0 |
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| 2 | camps | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | proclaims | 2 | 4 |
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| 5 | ignoramus | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | campuses | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | hippopotamus | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | hippocrates | 3 | 0 |
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| 11 | hippolytus | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | hippocratic | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | polhamus | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | eohippus | 4 | 0 |
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| 17 | hipps | 1 | 0 |
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| 19 | camus | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | shiploads | 2 | 0 |
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Definitions: 2
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Words that Follow: 0
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