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lenticular nucleus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Either one of two parts —one on each hemisphere— of the basal ganglia, which is roughly lens-shaped and having two parts which would correspond to two sides of a biconvex lens: the putamen and the globus pallidus (which face outboard and inboard, as it were, respectively).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: lentiform nucleus

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Broader terms: basal ganglion

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