retrohippocampal

adjective

To the rear of the hippocampus

Scrabble 29

Meanings

adjectiveretrohippocampal (comparative more retrohippocampal, superlative most retrohippocampal)

comparative more retrohippocampal · superlative most retrohippocampal

  1. To the rear of the hippocampus

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Englishhippocampal
  6. Englishretrohippocampal

From retro- + hippocampal.

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retrohippocampal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrohippocampal

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