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noun
Any of a group of nuclei in the brain interconnected with the cerebral cortex, thalamus and brainstem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ganglion
Narrower terms: amygdala, amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum, caudate nucleus, caudate, claustrum, lenticular nucleus, lentiform nucleus, pallidum, globus pallidus, paleostriatum, putamen, corpus striatum, striatum, striate body
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