corpus striatum
a mass of gray matter beneath the cortex and in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere.
Origin of corpus striatum
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The anterior cornu has the anterior end of the corpus striatum projecting into it.
The thalamus and corpus striatum are called together, the great inferior ganglion of the brain.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, May 1887 | VariousThe optic thalamus is indicated in the engraving, but the corpus striatum, being more exterior and anterior, does not appear.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, May 1887 | VariousThis is about the same amount as is found in the corpus striatum of the human brain.
With the further growth of the hemisphere the corpus striatum loses its primitive relations to the descending cornu.
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British Dictionary definitions for corpus striatum
/ (straɪˈeɪtəm) /
a striped mass of white and grey matter situated in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
Origin of corpus striatum
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