amygdala

(am-ie’dal-ah) [L. “ almond "]. 1. The almond; the fruit of Amye’dal us commu'nis. See almond. 2. A tonsil. 5. One of the lobules of the cerebellum, situated on the lower surface of either hemisphere. It lies near the median fi ure and extends into the fourth ventricle. 4. A nodular ma of cortical cinerea at the apex of the temporal lobe. a@. am/ara, the bitter almond. See almond. a. dul’cis, the sweet almond of many varieties. See almond. ectomy (am-ig-dal-ek’to-me) (Gr. ἀμνγ- Sady almond + ἐκτομή excision]. Excision of a tonsil. im (am-ig’dal-in). A glucosid from bitter almond and the leaves of cherry-laurel, CyHy- NO,, + 3H:O. It is the source of the hydrocyanic acid in oil of bitter almond.