"entorhinal cortex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: entorhinal cortexes [plural], entorhinal cortices [plural], as: EC [abbreviation]
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  1. (anatomy) A part of the brain which, together with the hippocampus, is important to memory functions Wikipedia link: entorhinal cortex Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (part of brain): entorinální kůra [feminine] (Czech)
    Sense id: en-entorhinal_cortex-en-noun-JZCnAxLT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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