English noun: lenticular nucleus | |||
1. | lenticular nucleus (body) a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum | ||
Synonyms | lentiform nucleus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | basal ganglion | ||
Part holonym | globus pallidus, paleostriatum, pallidum, putamen | ||
Part meronym | corpus striatum, striate body, striatum | ||