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corpus striatum
[ kawr-puhs strahy-ey-tuhm ]
noun
, Anatomy.
, plural cor·po·ra stri·a·ta [kawr, -per-, uh, strahy-, ey, -t, uh].
- a mass of gray matter beneath the cortex and in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere.
corpus striatum
/ straɪˈeɪtəm /
noun
- a striped mass of white and grey matter situated in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
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Word History and Origins
Origin of corpus striatum1
1850–55; < New Latin: striated body
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Word History and Origins
Origin of corpus striatum1
New Latin, literally: striated body
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Example Sentences
The anterior cornu has the anterior end of the corpus striatum projecting into it.
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The thalamus and corpus striatum are called together, the great inferior ganglion of the brain.
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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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This is about the same amount as is found in the corpus striatum of the human brain.
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With the further growth of the hemisphere the corpus striatum loses its primitive relations to the descending cornu.
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