amygdalae

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English

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Latin

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /əˈmɪɡ.də.li/, /əˈmɪɡ.də.laɪ/

Noun

amygdalae

  1. plural of amygdala
    • 2004 May 9, Jonathan Weiner, “This Is Your Brain on Drugs”, in New York Times:
      When most people try to decode the emotion in a pair of eyes, their amygdalae light up. When autistic patients do it, their amygdalae are much dimmer.

Latin

Noun

amygdalae

  1. inflection of amygdala:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive/dative singular