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corpus striatum

[ kawr-puhs strahy-ey-tuhm ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural corpora striata
  1. a mass of gray matter beneath the cortex and in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere.


corpus striatum

/ ٰɪˈɪə /

noun

  1. a striped mass of white and grey matter situated in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of corpus striatum1

1850–55; < New Latin: striated body
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of corpus striatum1

New Latin, literally: striated body
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The drug reduced the mutant protein in key brain regions, including the cortex and the corpus striatum, a deeper brain structure that is the disease’s first target.

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Quite different would it be should one of the small arteries of the brain, the lenticulo-striate, for example, which supplies the corpus striatum, become the seat of a thrombosis or embolism caused by arteriosclerosis.

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The anterior cornu has the anterior end of the corpus striatum projecting into it.

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The optic thalamus is indicated in the engraving, but the corpus striatum, being more exterior and anterior, does not appear.

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The 'olfactory', or first pair of nerves, have a double origin, namely, from the 'corpus striatum' and the base of the 'corpus callosum'.

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