corpus striatum
corpus striatum
noun plural corpora striata
Definition of CORPUS STRIATUM
: either of a pair of masses of nervous tissue within the brain that contain two large nuclei of gray matter separated by sheets of white matter
Origin of CORPUS STRIATUM
New Latin, literally, striated body
First Known Use: 1851
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