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noun
The striated mass of white and grey matter in front of the thalamus on each side of the brain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: striatum, striate body
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: basal ganglion
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