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Word: Limbic_system
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: limbic from French limbique, from Latin limbus ‘edge’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlɪmbɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involving several areas near the edge of the cortex concerned with instinct and mood. It controls the basic emotions (fear, pleasure, anger) and drives (hunger, sex, dominance, care of offspring).
Short Definition:complex system of nerves and networks in brain
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