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Amygdaloid: Like an almond. Almond-shaped. As the amygdaloid nucleus in the brain, a structure that anatomists thought resembled an almond. Amygdaloid is pronounced in three syllables: amyg da loid. From the Greek amydale (almond) + the Greek eidos (like).
n. A volcanic rock containing many amygdules. adj. also a·myg·da·loi·dal ( É™-mÄg ' dÉ™-loi ' dl ) Shaped like an almond. Anatomy . Of or relating to the ...
noun Petrology . 1. a volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by the expansion of gas or steam have later become filled with deposits of various minerals ...
The amygdaloid complex, located in the medial temporal lobe,is structurally diverse and comprises 13 nuclei. These arefurther divided into subdivisions
noun. igneous rock containing amygdules · adjective. almond-shaped; of or like amygdaloid; containing amygdules
a·myg·da·loid (-m g d-loid) n. A volcanic rock containing many amygdules. adj. also a·myg·da·loi·dal (-m g d-loi dl) 1. Shaped like an almond. 2.