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striatum
(straɪˈeɪtəm)n
(Anatomy) anatomy a striped mass of white and grey matter in the brain which controls movement and balance
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Noun | 1. | 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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