| NOUN | body | lentiform nucleus, lenticular nucleus | a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum |
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| Meaning | A basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum. | |
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| Synonym | lenticular nucleus | |
| 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 |
| Parts | pallidum, globus pallidus, paleostriatum | The inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus |
| putamen | The outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus | |
| 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 |
| Catalan | nucli lenticular | |
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