| NOUN | body | caudate nucleus, caudate | a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain |
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| Meaning | A tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain. | |
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| Synonym | caudate | |
| Part of | corpus striatum, striatum, striate body | A striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere |
| Broader | basal ganglion | Any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement |
| Spanish | núcleo caudado | |
| Catalan | nucli caudat | |
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