Main Entry: claus·trum

Pronunciation: \ˈklȯs-trəm, ˈklau̇s-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural claus·tra \-trə\

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, bar

Date: 1848

: 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