corpus striatum
[ kawr-puh s strahy-ey-tuh m ]
/ ˈkɔr pəs straɪˈeɪ təm /
noun, plural cor·po·ra stri·a·ta [kawr-per-uh strahy-ey-tuh] /ˈkɔr pər ə straɪˈeɪ tə/. Anatomy.
a mass of gray matter beneath the cortex and in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere.
Origin of corpus striatum
1850–55; < New Latin: striated body
Words nearby corpus striatum
British Dictionary definitions for corpus striatum
corpus striatum
/ (straɪˈeɪtəm) /
noun plural corpora striata (straɪˈeɪtə)
a striped mass of white and grey matter situated in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
Word Origin for corpus striatum
New Latin, literally: striated body