amygdala的词源

英文词源

amygdala (n.)

"the tonsils," 1540s (amygdal), from Latin, from Greek amygdale "almond" (see almond). The anatomical use is as a direct translation of Arabic al-lauzatani "the two tonsils," literally "the two almonds," so called by Arabic physicians for fancied resemblance. From early 15c. as amygdales "tonsils;" as "almonds" from mid-12c.

中文词源

amygdala：杏仁体(大脑记忆区域）

来自almond的原型。解剖学上因该大脑区域有如两颗杏仁而得名。

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