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amygdaloid

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amygdaloid /amyg·da·loid/ (ah-mig´dah-loid) resembling an almond, or tonsil.
a·myg·da·loid (-mgd-loid) or a·myg·da·loi·dal (-mgd-loidl)
adj.
1. Shaped like an almond.
2. Of or relating to an amygdala.
amygdaloid
[-dəloid]
resembling a tonsil.


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