stria ter·mi·na·lis
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Medical Definition of stria terminalis
: a bundle of nerve fibers that passes from the amygdala along the demarcation between the thalamus and caudate nucleus mostly to the anterior part of the hypothalamus with a few fibers crossing the anterior commissure to the amygdala on the opposite side
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“Stria terminalis.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/stria%20terminalis. Accessed 11 Apr. 2021.
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