corpus stri·a·tum (str -  t m)n. pl. corpora stri·a·ta (str -t) Either of two gray and white, striated bodies of nerve fibers located in the lower lateral wall of each cerebral hemisphere. [New Latin corpus stri tum : Latin corpus, body + Latin stritum, neuter of stritus, striated.] |
corpus striatum [straɪˈeɪtəm]
n pl corpora striata [straɪˈeɪtə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a striped mass of white and grey matter situated in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
[New Latin, literally: striated body]
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| Noun | 1. | corpus striatum - 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 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 caudate, caudate nucleus - a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain lenticular nucleus, lentiform nucleus - a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum |
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