English noun: striatum | |||
| 1. | striatum (body) a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus | ||
| Synonyms | corpus striatum, striate body | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | basal ganglion | ||
| Part holonym | caudate, caudate nucleus, lenticular nucleus, lentiform nucleus | ||