claustrum
claus·trum
noun \ˈklȯs-trəm, ˈklau̇s-\ plural claus·tra\-trə\
Definition of CLAUSTRUM
: the one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that consists of a thin lamina of gray matter separated from the lenticular nucleus by a layer of white matter
Origin of CLAUSTRUM
New Latin, from Latin, bar
First Known Use: 1848
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