plural of amygdalate

Shaped like an almond / Of, like or pertaining to, the amygdaloid mineral.

Shaped like an almond / (anatomy) Relating to the amygdala

A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.

plural of amygdaloid

(geology) An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava

Misconstruction of amygdala

plural of amygdale

(mycology) Shaped like an almond.

(surgery) Surgical removal of the hippocampus and amygdalae, often used as a treatment for epilepsy.