Definition of claustrum
claustra
play \-trə\: 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
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Origin and Etymology of claustrum
New Latin, from Latin, bar
First Known Use: 1848
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