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 | ||