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1. (n.) corpus striatum
a mass of banded gray and white matter in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere.
Etymology: (1850–55; < NL: striated body)
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1. (noun) corpus striatum, striatum, striate body
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
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1. corpus striatum
Striped gray and white matter consisting of the NEOSTRIATUM and paleostriatum (GLOBUS PALLIDUS). It is located in front of and lateral to the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere. The gray substance is made up of the CAUDATE NUCLEUS and the lentiform nucleus (the latter consisting of the GLOBUS PALLIDUS and PUTAMEN). The white matter is the internal capsule.
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