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claustrum

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claus⋅trum

  [klaw-struhm, klou-]
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–noun, plural claus⋅tra  [klaw-struh, klou-] . Anatomy.
barrier.
Origin:
1840–50; < NL; L: bolt, barrier, equiv. to claud(ere) to close, shut + -trum instrumental suffix; cf. cloister
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Main Entry: claus·trum
Pronunciation: 'klo-str&m, 'klau-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural claus·tra /-str&/
: the one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that consists of a thin lamina of gray matter between the lentiform nucleus and the insula
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claustrum claus·trum (klô'strəm)
n. pl. claus·tra (-trə)
Any of several anatomical structures resembling a barrier, especially a thin vertical lamina of gray matter of the brain lying close to the outer portion of the lenticular nucleus, from which it is separated by the external capsule.

claus'tral adj.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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