limbic

English

Etymology

From French limbique, from Latin limbus (“edge, border”).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪmbɪk/

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Adjective

limbic (not comparable)

1. (neuroanatomy) Relating to the limbic system.

Derived terms

• corticolimbic
• frontolimbic
• infralimbic
• intralimbic
• limbically
• limbic lobe
• limbic ring
• limbic system
• limbic-thalamo-cortical
• mesolimbic
• mesolimbocortical
• nonlimbic
• paralimbic
• prelimbic
• retrolimbic
• supralimbic
• temporolimbic
• ventrolimbic

Translations

relating to the limbic system

Finnish: limbinen (fi) Portuguese: límbico