Anatomy
lentiform nucleus Audio
len·ti·form nu·cle·us
Definitions related to lentiform nucleus:
  • (lenticular nucleus) A large, cone-shaped area of gray matter within the basal ganglia comprised of the globus pallidus and putamen that is surrounded primarily by the caudate nucleus and the thalamus.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (lenticular nucleus) One of two brain motor nuclei comprising the corpus striatum, the other being the caudate.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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