n, pl  -lae   :  the one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that is part of the limbic system and consists of an almond-shaped mass of gray matter in the roof of the lateral ventricle - called also amygdaloid body , amygdaloid nucleus  .
 
 
 
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