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NUCLEUS NIGER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nucleus niger mean?
• NUCLEUS NIGER (noun)
The noun NUCLEUS NIGER has 1 sense:
1. a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease
Familiarity information: NUCLEUS NIGER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
locus niger; nucleus niger; substantia nigra
Hypernyms ("nucleus niger" is a kind of...):
neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)
Holonyms ("nucleus niger" is a part of...):
mesencephalon; midbrain (the middle portion of the brain)
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