Limbic

Definition: Limbic

Limbic

Adjective

1. Of or relating to or forming a limbus.

Specialty Definitions: Limbic

Domain	Definitions
Health	Pertaining to a limbus, or margin; forming a border around. (references)
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Crosswords: Limbic

English words defined with "limbic": amygdala, amygdaloid nucleus, amygdalotomy ♦ cingulate gyrus, corpus amygdaloideum ♦ gyrus cinguli ♦ hippocampus ♦ limbic brain, limbic system. (references)

Specialty definitions using "limbic": mazindol ♦ Prefrontal Cortex. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Limbic

Domain	Title
Books	Limbic System (reference) Psychopharmacology of the Limbic System (reference) Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Mania and Schizophrenia and the Limbic System. (reference) The Ghoraa and Limbic Exercise (reference) The Limbic System: Functional Organization and Clinical Disorders (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Limbic Region (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Limbic

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Dissemination of virus within the CNS is rapid, and includes early involvement of limbic system neurons (see Figure, number 5). Active cerebral infection is followed by passive centrifugal spread of virus to peripheral nerves. (references)
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Usage Frequency: Limbic

"Limbic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Limbic" is used about 23 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	23	72,767

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Limbic

Expressions using "limbic": limbic brain ♦ Limbic Encephalitis ♦ Limbic System. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "limbic": non-limbic.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Limbic

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
limbic system	84
limbic	6
the limbic brain	4
keratoconjunctivitis limbic superior	3
brain limbic system	3
limbic encephalitis	3
limbic rage	3
diagram of the limbic system	2
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Modern Translations: Limbic

Language		Translations for "limbic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		limbisk. (various references)

Dutch		lymbisch, limbisch, limbicus. (various references)

Finnish		limbinen. (various references)

French		limbique. (various references)

German		limbisch. (various references)

Greek		στεφανιαίος (coronary), μεταιχμιακός, οριακός (borderline, marginal). (various references)

Italian		limbico. (various references)

Pig Latin		imbiclay

Portuguese		límbico. (various references)

Spanish		límbico. (various references)

Swedish		limbiska systemet (limbic lobe, limbic system), limbisk area (limbic area). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Limbic

Misspellings
	"Limbic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bimbim, imbic, lambic, Lembeke, Lembit, liebish, Limbassa, limbey, limbir, limby, limic, Limmack, limnic, Linbeck, linic, Linmack, Lomnicy, Lumbi, lymbic. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Limbic

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-c-i-i-l-m"
	-1 letter: climb, limbi.
	-2 letters: limb.
	-3 letters: lib, mib, mil.
	-4 letters: bi, li, mi.
	Words containing the letters "b-c-i-i-l-m"
	+1 letter: bulimic.
	+2 letters: bulimiac, bulimics, climbing, imbecile, miscible, umbilici.
	+3 letters: biblicism, chimblies, imbeciles, imbecilic, microbial, umbilical, umbilicus.
	+4 letters: biblicisms, bimetallic, biomedical, embolismic, imbecility, immiscible, semipublic, umbilicals, umbilicate, upclimbing.
	+5 letters: albuminuric, amicability, bimetallics, biochemical, bioclimatic, biometrical, biracialism, cannibalism, cumulonimbi, immedicable, immedicably, medicinable, microfibril, miscibility, outclimbing, symbolistic, umbilicated, umbilicuses.
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