limbic adjective. ['lɪmbɪk] L19.
[French limbique, formed as LIMB noun²: see -IC.]
Anatomy. Designating or pertaining to a lobe of the cerebrum forming the edge of the medial part of the cortex; of or pertaining to the limbic system.
limbic system a part of the brain that includes the limbic lobe and is concerned with basic emotions and with autonomic and olfactory functions.

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