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Traditional English :: hippocampus
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hippocamps.html - n. (pl. hippocampi) 1 any marine fish of the genus Hippocampus, swimming vertically and with a head suggestive of a horse; a sea horse. 2 Anat. the elongated ridges on the floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain, thought to be the centre of emotion and the autonomic nervous system. [L f. Gk hippokampos f. hippos horse + kampos sea monster] |
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Traditional English :: hippocras
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hippocamps.html - n. hist. wine flavoured with spices. [ME f. OF ipocras Hippocrates (see HIPPOCRATIC+OATH ), prob. because strained through a filter called 'Hippocrates' sleeve'] |
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Traditional English :: Hippocratic oath
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hippocamps.html - n. an oath formerly taken by doctors affirming their obligations and proper conduct. [med.L Hippocraticus f. Hippocrates, Gk physician of the 5th c. BC] |
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Traditional English :: Hippocrene
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hippocamps.html - n. poet. poetic or literary inspiration. [name of a fountain on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses: L f. Gk f. hippos horse + krene fountain, as having been produced by a stroke of Pegasus' hoof] |
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Traditional English :: hippo
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hippocamps.html - n.
(pl. -os) colloq. a hippopotamus. [abbr.] |
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Traditional English :: hippocampus
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hippocamps.html - n. (pl. hippocampi) 1 any marine fish of the genus Hippocampus, swimming vertically and with a head suggestive of a horse; a sea horse. 2 Anat. the elongated ridges on the floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain, thought to be the centre of emotion and the autonomic nervous system. [L f. Gk hippokampos f. hippos horse + kampos sea monster] |
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