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A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
Examples
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a layer of grey matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: basal ganglion
Unadapted borrowing from Latin claustrum (“a bolt, bar”). Doublet of cloister.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
aivomuuri
— sheet of grey matter
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German:
Vormauer
— sheet of grey matter
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German:
Claustrum
— sheet of grey matter
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Italian:
claustro
— sheet of grey matter
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Latin:
claustrum
— sheet of grey matter
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Polish:
przedmurze
— sheet of grey matter
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Russian:
огра́да
(ográda)
— sheet of grey matter
