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'Amygdala' is a word borrowed from Greek 'amugdalē'. The word entered the English language some time around 1845.

amygdala [noun] [1845]

The one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that is part of the limbic system and consists of an almo...

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Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, almond, from Greek 'amygdalē'

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