claustrum
[ klaw-struh m, klou- ]
/ ˈklɔ strəm, ˈklaʊ- /
noun, plural claus·tra [klaw-struh, klou-] /ˈklɔ strə, ˈklaʊ-/. Anatomy.
Words nearby claustrum
clausthalite,
claustral,
claustrophobe,
claustrophobia,
claustrophobic,
claustrum,
clausula,
clava,
clavacin,
clavate,
clave
Example sentences from the Web for claustrum
Claustrum: the structure uniting the wings in flight, whether by hooks, by a thickening of the margin, or by a jugum.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. SmithThis opinion was so common that it almost became proverbial: Claustrum sine armario castrum sine armamentario.
Education in England in the Middle Ages |Albert William ParryClaustrum, klaws′trum, n. a thin layer of gray matter in the substance of the hemispheres of the brain:—pl.
Medical definitions for claustrum
claustrum
[ klô′strəm ]
n. pl. claus•tra (-trə)
Any of several anatomical structures resembling a barrier, especially a thin vertical lamina of gray matter of the brain lying close to the outer portion of the lenticular nucleus, from which it is separated by the external capsule.