n.
[NL.]
(Anat.) The corpus striatum.
striatum
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Part of the midbrain.
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(strī-ā'təm)
n., pl. -ta (-tə).
n., pl. -ta (-tə).
A collective term for the caudate nucleus, the putamen, and the globus pallidus, which form the corpus striatum.
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IN BRIEF: n. - A striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere.
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