Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two gray and white striated bodies of nerve fibers located in the lower lateral wall of each cerebral hemisphere.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy The
striated mass of white and grey matter in front of thethalamus on each side of thebrain
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin corpus striātum : Latin corpus, body + Latin striātum, neuter of striātus, striated.]
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word corpus striatum.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.