substantia nigra
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Definition of substantia nigra
: a layer of deeply pigmented gray matter situated in the midbrain and containing the cell bodies of a tract of dopamine-producing nerve cells whose secretion tends to be deficient in Parkinson's disease
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substantia nigra
noun
-ˈnig-rə
\
-ˈnig-(ˌ)rē
\
Medical Definition of substantia nigra
: a layer of deeply pigmented gray matter situated in the midbrain and containing the cell bodies of a tract of dopamine-producing nerve cells whose secretion tends to be deficient in Parkinson's disease
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