SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An oval mass of grey matter located in the caudal part of the subthalamus; associated with the striate body

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("subthalamic nucleus" is a kind of...):

cell nucleus; karyon; nucleus (a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction)

Holonyms ("subthalamic nucleus" is a part of...):

subthalamus (the ventral part of the thalamus)

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