limbic

English

Etymology

From French limbique, from Latin limbus (“edge, border”).

Adjective

limbic (not comparable)

1. (neuroanatomy) Relating to the limbic system.

Derived terms

• corticolimbic
• frontolimbic
• infralimbic
• intralimbic
• limbic lobe
• limbic ring
• limbic system
• limbic-thalamo-cortical
• mesolimbic
• nonlimbic
• paralimbic
• prelimbic
• retrolimbic
• supralimbic
• temporolimbic
• ventrolimbic

 

Translations

relating to the limbic system

• Finnish: limbinen (fi)
• Portuguese: límbico