NOUN | body | corpus striatum, striatum, striate body | a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere |
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Meaning | A striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus. | |
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Synonyms | striatum, striate body | |
Parts | caudate nucleus, caudate | A tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain |
lenticular nucleus, lentiform nucleus | A basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum | |
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 | cuerpo estriado | |
Catalan | nucli estriat |
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