LIMBIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does limbic mean? 

• LIMBIC (adjective)
  The adjective LIMBIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or forming a limbus

  Familiarity information: LIMBIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIMBIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or forming a limbus

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

limbus (a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure)

 Context examples 

The amygdala is part of the limbic system.

(Amygdala, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The structure of the limbic system is composed of a series of groups of neurons including central, medial and basolateral nuclei, among others.

(Researchers identify area of the amygdala involved in taste aversion, University of Granada)

A rare disorder characterized by degenerative changes in the limbic area of the brain.

(Limbic Encephalitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Diazepam potentiates the inhibitory activities of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) by binding to the GABA receptor, located in the limbic system and the hypothalamus.

(Diazepam, NCI Thesaurus)

The largest part of the brain composed of the cerebral hemispheres, thalamus, hypothalamus, and the limbic system.

(Forebrain, NCI Thesaurus)

Halazepam potentiates the inhibitory activities of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) by binding to the benzodiazepine-GABA-A-chloride ionophore receptor complex located in the limbic, thalamic, and hypothalamic regions of the central nervous system (CNS).

(Halazepam, NCI Thesaurus)

Molindone hydrochloride exerts its effect by blocking dopamine receptors, probably D2 and D3, in the reticular activating and limbic systems, thereby decreasing dopamine excess in the brain.

(Molindone Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorpromazine hydrochloride exerts its antipsychotic effect by blocking postsynaptic dopamine receptors in cortical and limbic areas of the brain, thereby preventing the excess of dopamine in the brain.

(Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Estazolam binds to the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor at a site distinct from the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA binding site in the limbic system of the central nervous system (CNS).

(Estazolam, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorpromazine exerts its antipsychotic effect by blocking postsynaptic dopamine receptors in cortical and limbic areas of the brain, thereby preventing the excess of dopamine in the brain.

(Chlorpromazine, NCI Thesaurus)