subiculum

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noun

The most inferior component of the hippocampal formation, lying between the entorhinal cortex and the CA1 subfield of the hippocampus proper.

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Meanings

nounsubiculum (plural subicula)

plural subicula

  1. anatomyThe most inferior component of the hippocampal formation, lying between the entorhinal cortex and the CA1 subfield of the hippocampus proper.
  2. biologyA felted or byssoid stratum of hyphae, bearing perithecia.

Origin

  1. Latinsubiculum“support”
  2. Englishsubiculum

From Latin subiculum (“support”).

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APA

subiculum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subiculum

MLA

“subiculum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subiculum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subiculum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subiculum.

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